Remember the Karate Kid? Not the tricked out Jaden Smith one, but the 1984 Ralph Macchio classic? At one of the film’s pivotal moments, Mr. Miyagi taught Daniel-san zen basics by [...]
I just cleaned my house. And I am not a good cleaner. In fact, I’m a terrible cleaner. But, I’m a bundle of nerves and excitement and cleaning calms me down. I remember watching [...]
I just read an article in one of those magazines, which suckers like me are always buying in the supermarket checkout line. You know the ones…where happy, peppy models pretending to be [...]
Lighting the Chanukkah candles. It’s one of those time honored traditions that grounds me in my faith. And while I love both giving and receiving presents, my favorite thing is actually [...]
Sophomore year of college, I got mono. A lot of kids get mono in college and, statistically, most of them get it sophomore year. Although that may be a statistic which is primarily in my head as [...]
My first tri was amazing. I set a goal and I reached it. My naiveté fueled me, my exuberance sustained me and my training prepared me. My second tri wasn’t as successful. I can sum up the [...]
Two years ago, when I fell during the 600 mile AIDS lifecycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles, I thought it would be hard to get back on the bike. I was scared, sore and maimed…with 21 [...]
Amarone, Barbaresco, Barbera, Barolo Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Valpolicella…I tried them all. There was a lot of wine in Italy and I tried them [...]
I love Downton Abbey. From the first piano note of the rapturous theme song, I have been addicted to the colorful conflicts of the fictional aristocrats and proletarians. I can easily [...]
I’ve done Atkins… but I love carbs. I’ve done Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig… but I love carbs. I’ve done Lindora and Nutrisystem and South Beach… but I love [...]