January 2014

The blog I was going to write today –- well, actually I did write it; I just decided not to publish it –– was, quite frankly, entirely reactionary. It’s not worth going into the details but basically while watching Saturday Night Live, I stumbled on something bizarre about myself on the interwebs, somethin...

Each and every time Belle lets go when we play Fetch, I am struck by how happy she is in the moment of release. There’s sheer joy that another round has begun, happiness that can only come from surrender.   It’s often said that all of yoga philosophy can be summarized as “Letting Go....

Although I’m currently working on a new book and associate producing a completed feature film, it may seem to casual readers that all I do is play Transformation (basically a board game best described as spiritualized Monopoly). Well,  last week I had my first go at Transformation since New Year’s Eve and ...

Those of you who’ve worn contacts will know exactly what I’m talking about. The rest of you will have to imagine it. After watching the Golden Globes at a tavern with friends, I returned home to work virtually with my web designer in Manila –– he is completely nocturnal so that dovetails perfectly with NYC...

Last night, at my great friend and muse Cristy Candler‘s birthday party for her five year-old Chihuahua Lola –– which consisted of about 8 people and 9 dogs (I think)  I was reminded of how much love our dogs give us constantly and unconditionally. Here’s something I wrote in UPWARD DOG that ex...

Since I’ve always defined myself as primarily a writer, with that comes a self-image of someone who’s more or less behind the scenes, crafting words which other people read and/or perform, but who exists mostly as an image on a book jacket –– one that gets updated every five to ten years. Basically, I’m in...

Mid-afternoon on December 31st, I played a game of Transformation with two very beautiful ladies who are two of my dearest friends — Broadway star Cristy Candler and writer/poet/yogi Sarah Herrington — and a wonderful photographer I’d just met. Towards the end of the game, I got these ...