Women’s March 2018
I wasn't able to attend this year's Women's March, which saddened me. Last year's march was one of my highlights of 2017. It represented hope and possibility in a time…
Are my books a window into my soul?
Elysha met a person who read my first novel, Something Missing, and refuses to read any more of my books because after reading the first, she is worried that I'm…
When I launched my DJ career, it was ancient times
My partner and I started our DJ business 21 years ago on a whim. We had no experience and no equipment but thought we could make it work.Since 1997, we’ve…
I learned about “onset” this week
I learned something new this week:"Onset" is a word that signals the beginning of something, but it specifically signals the beginning of something unpleasant.Unpleasant only.I did not know this. For decades,…
Pickle smooch?
At the Olive Garden in West Hartford, CT there is a men's restroom. Inside that men's restroom, there is a framed photograph of a house and a tree. I'll never understand restaurant…
48,762 is a completely unacceptable number
As an "inbox zero" guy (one who strives to keep his email's inbox empty or as close to empty as possible), you can't imagine how upsetting this particular phone is…
My kind of protest
My favorite things in the world are those that make me joyous while making the people who I despise sad or angry. This protest by multimedia artist Robin Bell, projected onto…
Don’t be a jerk face, parents and teachers.
I say a big, fat yes to this. Slay the right dragons. This ain't one of them.
One tweet. Four deliberate, purposeful lies.
This tweet got a little loss in the political firestorm of the last couple days, which is understandable. Not only did Trump disparage Haiti and refer to African countries as…
These are the kinds of words that Americans yearn to hear
I'm a harsh critic when it comes to speeches and monologues. I often hear that a speech is "amazing" or "remarkable" or "inspiring," only to be let down by something…
