Old friends. What does that bring up for you? Does it take you back to a part of your life, perhaps a simpler time, when life was just beginning? Or, do you picture the friendships you have maintained for many years that help you in the present moment? For me it’s both. Yesterday, two of …
This morning, October 26, I walked out the door and it was warm. By midday, or thereabouts, the temperature reached its high of 70 degrees in our area. In 2006, An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary written and starring former Vice President, Al Gore, warned us about this. The only thing he and climatologists got wrong …
It took us a few weeks to decide, but we finally booked our 7-night Dental Vacation to Costa Rica. We crunched the numbers repeatedly, talked with experienced friends, and consulted with two dental clinics. Everyone was super helpful and I’m very grateful for the support. In my younger years, I would have booked the trip …
It’s challenging to be a soft man in a world of hard news. Of course, we cannot be just the Lover. We need to access the Warrior in ourselves, too. As a Warrior, I advocate for one thing above all else – compassion. I have chosen to separate from people who I think are lacking …
A couple of weeks ago, we were on our way to visit Steph in Amagansett, NY while simultaneously talking to Sandi and Paul about taking a trip to Phoenix and Sedona, AZ. We booked it for January. Since then, we’ve been researching the benefits of Beth getting needed dental work done in Costa Rica next …
My friends, Bill and Jennifer, adopted a rescue dog named “Bear” from a shelter in New Jersey. Bear had already experienced a tough life bouncing from place to place, so my friends wanted to help him have a better life and enjoy having a dog at home, too. To their dismay, Bear was a real …
TUESDAY It’s just after 6 a.m. In a few minutes, we’ll get in the truck for a visit to Hopewell Junction, NY. where we’re playing a gig for a few hundred, new kindergartners. This is an annual thing, providing the five-year-olds with their first musical assembly, probably their first exposure to live musicians. Lucky me …
One of my oldest and best friends, Glenn, offered me some financial wisdom, yesterday. I called Glenn because Beth and I were seriously considering subscribing to an expensive financial newsletter to the tune of $1000/year. After patiently listening to the sales pitch I got from an online video, Glenn asked me, “Are you looking for …
While driving to be with Steph on Long Island, Beth and I enjoyed a planning phone call with friends, Sandi and Paul, Among other things, we four decided to take a trip to Sedona, Arizona in January. And, thanks to their quick efforts, plans came together soon thereafter. Beautiful Sedona, here we come! I am …
“Most people’s real, beautiful talent hides beneath the surface of their disbelief in themselves.” Scott’s text to a friend Once, I sang with a young woman who could easily and gracefully harmonize with me. Her talent was remarkable and polished. Yet, she did not want to be a singer. Though her parents, particularly her father, …