Archive for December 2019

Maybe it’s just me, but the weirdest thing about wearing makeup to the gym – which I see more often than you would think – is that the gym is a place where the expectation is that you need not look your best self. Yes, I understand that some people want to put their best…

On Saturday I wrote a defense of that famous Peloton ad and braced myself for a scathing assault from the masses over my opinion. Given the outrage at the commercial, I assumed that everyone hated the ad in equal measure. Surprisingly (and happily), I was wrong. Other than a couple of readers pushing back a…

I’ve got a lot to do during this upcoming winter vacation. I’ve got two magazine columns to write. I have a book proposal to finish. I have a novel to get off the ground. I need to rewrite large segments of a theatrical show for a well known comedian and performer. I’m producing a show…

On episode #77 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Kathy Binder and I talk storytelling! This week’s episode features the first half of a storytelling show at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts as part of a weekend of storytelling instruction. Following the stories, Kathy and I discuss each one.…

On episode #77 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Kathy Binder and I talk storytelling! This week’s episode features the first half of a storytelling show at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts as part of a weekend of storytelling instruction. Following the stories, Kathy and I discuss each one.…

In case you didn’t hear: One Million Moms – an organization populated by a group of hateful, stupid bigots – successfully protested the Hallmark channel’s airing of a Zola ad featuring a wedding between two women, claiming that… Actually, never mind. It’s not important what their rationale was. I’m sure you can imagine their level…

This entire film was make with an iPhone 11. And yes, it was done by Hollywood director David Leitch with a full crew of professionals, but still… it was made with an iPhone 11. A phone that millions of Americans already have in their pockets. The barrier to entry in the film world has been…

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that I take my goal setting and New Year’s resolutions very seriously. Since 2010, I’ve posted my resolutions on my blog, and at the end of every month, I post my progress or lack thereof. Years ago, I came upon a piece in…

Now that the entire world has expressed their utter hatred for the latest Peloton commercial (causing the company’s stock to plunge more than 15%), I’d like to defend the commercial. A little bit. In a lot of ways, this Peloton commercial is just like every other Peloton commercial. Place the bike in an enormous, unrealistically…

As part of the talks I’ve been doing about “Twenty-one Truths About Love,” I’ve been encouraging folks to write. Write something. If all you write is a short account of every day – just a few sentences – that would still be more than enough. In fact, it would be a treasure to your future…