by | Oct 29, 2014 | Food, Sports, The Affair, Writing
I went to a doughnut wedding. I went to a doughnut wedding and I’m on a super intense, discipline driven boot camp program where I’m not supposed to eat carbs. Now, let’s get something straight…I love carbs. I love carbs so much that I could marry carbs. But I...
by | Oct 20, 2014 | Music, Sports, Writing
Apparently, every other Monday is running day at bootcamp. Had I known this, I might have played hooky today…in the way that I always “conveniently” managed to be in the nurse’s office when our physics teacher gave a pop quiz. Here’s the...
by | Oct 7, 2014 | Cycling, Food, Sports, Writing
There is no other way to say it. Running sucks. I seriously don’t understand the concept of a runner’s high or the euphoria of the ten mile run. When friends run, they go to other places in their mind, places of peace and joy. I find joy in a bottle of wine and...
by | May 5, 2014 | Acting, Chick Stuff, Random Musings, Television, Writing
Today I met my childhood doppelgänger. Granted, it was three decades after the fact, but it was well worth the wait. Growing up a chubby Jewish kid with frizzy hair who wanted nothing more than to sing and dance and act…there was no better role model for me...
by | Apr 15, 2014 | Books, The Affair, The Consequences, Writing
Voted “Baltimore’s Best Bookstore” by Baltimore Magazine and Baltimore City Paper, the Ivy Bookshop epitomizes everything which is good about independent booksellers. Unlike Big Box stores, the Ivy Bookshop is run by husband and wife owners Ed and Ann Berlin, who are...
by | Feb 5, 2014 | Music, Writing
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 instructing him to “wax on, wax off”. Recently, I’ve been trying...
