Many of my favorite people these days are half my age. Or there abouts. They’re at that point where they’ve learned to swim, have taken...

104 in reality. When temperatures reach plastic melting territory, the mind wanders to thoughts of snow. At least mine does. After 6...

It’s hot. Seriously hot. Like being wrapped in a blanket when the last thing you need is a blanket, and the heat’s on high, and the...

Something about the brushstroke. Yesterday, I was sitting by the pool, alone, working on a portrait. Though, it would probably be better...

Such a good boy! Such a good girl! I live in the pet capital of the country, I think. And it’s a wonderful thing. Big pets, little pets,...

I’m sitting on a riverboat alone in the early morning. Just me, a very good latte, a chocolate croissant, and my laptop. We’re gliding...

By sheer internet-overlap-happenstance, I fell upon a video about Mary Whyte. Mary is a stunningly talented artist who works mostly in...

I have a brother and a sister who I love and adore, and we’re as different as night and day and something else, but oddly enough we’re...

I read “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” when I was twelve. Admittedly odd. My best friend’s mom had a record set of the play and we...

I haven’t written for a while. For many reasons, I suppose. Do I have anything to say? Does it matter anyway? Am I in a kind of...

So, we’re back from a wonderful experiential journey through Japan and several people have already asked if I got a special souvenir of...

I’ve learned so much already and nothing is better than that. The extreme beauty of a legendary ancient culture. An attention to detail...

The other day, I fell asleep in Chicago and woke up in Tokyo. How about that? And I’m here to tell you, the cherry blossom thing is no...

Last week, the Muse told me about an article he saw discussing a new theory that Mona Lisa is actually a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci’s...

It’s time... Birthday Season is wrapping up and it’s been fairly amazing! And now to cap it off, this week I started a new chapter in my...

It’s OSCAR season again! And I love that. Not really sure why, because it usually isn’t good, which I’ve never been able to understand....

It’s the birthday season. The actual day was last Monday, but the season, my season, goes on for a month. As it should. As it should for...

and in a few days, I’ll be.......more experienced. Somehow, every year becomes more interesting and fuller than the year before. I’m not...

bringing elegance and confidence to the heavily burdened role of Sex Symbol. And she was THE sex symbol for a generation or two, always...

And the program started with the orchestra playing Elgar’s Enigma Variation IX (Adagio) “Nimrod” A wonderful title, an unforgettable...