Greetings, Friends! Today’s blog post, “Words Are Our Weapon,” is the title of a song I co-wrote with the young adults at Covenant House last night (see the end of the post for lyrics). I’m still buzzing with excitement and energy, so that must be the reason I’m up at 4:00 am instead of sleeping. …
A couple of years ago, I was part of an online accountability group. When that group was no longer a good fit for me, Beth and I formed a new, smaller one with our friends, Peter and Bill. Along the way, I learned a little something about will and surrender, namely, it’s hard to tell …
Beth, Bradley and I arrived home in mid-afternoon after a 3+ hour drive from Long Island. As we passed the exits for our former co-op in Yonkers and the parkway that leads to our previous home in Yorktown Heights, I couldn’t help but glance at the GPS and note “1:42” meaning that we had over …
Today, we are waking up on Long Island. We spent the night with friends, Bix and Holly, and we’re scheduled for a kindergarten concert at a local school in a couple of hours. Long Island is the place where we and other artists developed an arts-in-education business. Beginning in 1993, when we started with libraries, …
During our travels, I had the opportunity to spend some time with a young man I liked a lot named Brad. That’s not his real name, but I think it’s best to give him a pseudonym to protect his privacy. Brad came into the world with female body parts, so his parents named him Barbara. …
When we began our Adventure (August 2021) from New York to Montana we stopped in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, the Dakotas and Wyoming. When we took the second and longer leg (February – August 2022), we added Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts to our …
Over the past month, we have been looking closely at our business and personal expenses. Thanks to Beth and her coursework with the “Dow Janes,” we are becoming more conscious of our spending, questioning every line item. This process requires rigorous honesty – something I’ve been avoiding my whole adult life. In the past, I’ve …
It would be unfair to say that all of my Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) visits have been horrific, but a good portion of them in my youth resulted in multiple trips for the correct documents and/or encountering personnel that appeared overworked or unenthusiastic about serving customers. As a result, I expected trauma normally reserved …
For the last month, I have been teaching a songwriting class. It’s sponsored by Theatre Within, the same non-profit that helps us run the John Lennon Real Love Project in public schools. This 4-part series takes place online and serves people who are dealing with cancer themselves or have a family member who is diagnosed …
I got what I needed from this time away. We took a trip in the camper re-establishing our connection to the mobile life. We hung out with some new friends and we got to listen, sing and dance. The day 3 highlight for me was a British singer named Yola. With a powerful voice that …