Lighting The Night: For Herbie, My Brother and Someone You Love
Sean MurphyFirst of all, just stop and listen to this: Maybe you're hearing that for the first time and thinking, like I did about a decade or so when I was…
The “R” Party Putting the “D” in Dysfunctional (And Coal Mines, Unions, Big Business and –of course– George Orwell)
In honor (dishonor?) of our dysfunctional government not doing what it doesn't do best, I think it's timely and appropriate to revisit a blast from the past (a blog post…
Raising Awareness (and Funds) For Our “Ordinary Angels”
First, an update. The numbers are in, and I achieved my goal of raising (at least) $1,000 for The Lombardi/Ruesch Center (more about them HERE). My first two events brought…
Congrats, and Cheerio, to the Ultimate Class Act
If you have not seen the clip of Mariano Rivera's last game in the Bronx yet, you need to. Check out the extended video, HERE. You know it's real when…
Revisiting Bruce’s Barbaric Yawp, via Louis CK
This righteous, eloquent and not uncomplicated rant by National Treasure Louis CK has, rightly, been getting a lot of buzz this week. I'm actually working on a separate piece discussing…
The Holy Trinity, Part One: Yes
Ah, Yes. Now that Rush is rightly in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it seems safe to suggest that Yes officially assumes the heavyweight crown as the most…
Bright Moments (Again)*
Question: What’s it all about? Answer: I don’t know. But I do know a few things. I know some of the things that make me tick. While my weapons of…
Full Circle, and Then Some
That's my first fiction writing professor, the novelist and all around great guy Steve Goodwin. More on him and an extended interview can be found HERE. He was generous enough…
The Story of My Life
Let me tell you a story. Last week, Jason Herskowitz joined me for a Google Hangout, and we discussed the rapidly changing music industry. The issue at hand was whether…
Time for Gratitude
Check this out: That's one of my oldest --and best-- friends (and one of my favorite people on the planet), Chris taking a picture with his daughter. This is the type…