It’s adventure time. This weekend, I attended a service that extolled the glory of joy and going on a hero’s journey. You know that psychological, and often literal journey, a key character has to go on to fulfill a destiny larger than themselves. At the sermon the pastor […]
I have made it a goal to watch as many films this year and I have made good on that goal. And there are still two more weeks, more or less, to go. I got this! Because we have we have been watching as many movies as […]
Well, it is 65 degrees in Los Angeles and that is about as cold as it gets. My son, meanwhile, is missing New York with grand ferocity. He misses the cold. He misses the snow. He finds it all refreshing. I am not too sure that I […]
A bit of whimsy is a true delight in one’s life. I am a firm believer in whimsy. The word whimsy has been around for over four hundred years at least. But I do not feel that we use it enough. Nor do we live it enough. […]
I love dogs. I love NYC dogs. They tend to have swagger as they walk down the city sidewalks. And, for the most part the dogs in NYC tend to behave. Occasionally they may growl at one another but often they do a little dance when they […]
Sometimes I am shocked at human behavior. And, then I am shocked at myself for being so shocked. I know better. People are fairly predictable. And the fact that some people at times act against their own best interests isn’t shocking either. I have seen time and […]
The funny thing about my face is that it is both very expressive and also very much a poker one. Yes, one can have both of these facial atributes. I can even use my expressiveness to mask and thus mislead. But that is a whole other story. […]
This past week, the International AIDS Conference held it’s biannual worldwide event. It’s a time for cutting edge scientific and advocacy presentations and discussions. One of the speakers-a frequent speaker-was former US President Bill Clinton. He noted that those of us in the HIV field are in […]
I was standing by my bathroom window when a slight breeze swept in. With it, came a flood of memories. A 101 smells in one. Dejavu Woody Firestorm Musk Ocean Deep fried twinkies Cabin Mildew Key lime pie Greenery Pink lemonade Memories of summer past Mojitos Orange lipgloss […]
Back when George Clooney assembled his all-male assemble for Ocean’s Eleven, I watched the film but have no real memory of its plot. Sure, I know that he gathered some friends who each had a special skill needed for a heist. I believe that film was set […]
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