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Lawrence Kasdan, co-writer of Raiders of the Lost Arc and a bunch of the Star Wars movies summarized my fate best: “Being a writer is like having homeworkevery night for the rest of your life.” This began as a rare week where I thought I knew early on what I was going to write this newsletter about, ...

About a decade ago I had my annual eye exam. Midway through it, I commented to the doctor that the background music playing in the office was surprisingly interesting and asked if she knew what it was. She looked at me quizzically, then replied: “You realize the music’s coming from you, right?” ...

Life is full of important rites of passage. Weddings and funerals. Baptisms and Confirmations; Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs. Military service and college degrees. This week, young Vlad experienced a major one, onethat not everyone else enjoys. Namely, seeing his name for the first time in p...

June Meditation of the Month is HERE I admit I am profoundly prejudiced on this topic, but I do sincerely believe my puppy Vlad is a genius. He is, however, making one major miscalculation these days, one tactical error that’s utterly self-defeating for his goals. Namely, he thinks that if he hide...

This meditation is 7 minutes with an extra 13 minutes more of music by my talented friend David Buchs. You can stream it here or download in the link below. Recognition-Meditation-4Download

George Carlin said it––and many other things––best: “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” It’s been genuinely hard to know what to feel (much less write about) in the wake of 2 mass shootings less than 2 weeks apart. Laws definitely need to change. In the meantime, m...

It was only Vlad’s fourth subway ride and it was definitely his best. We were heading to our great friend Cristy’s birthday / Reunion Trip drinks moment in the West Village. Vlad was already delighted by the adventure of the L train. New People. Fast Motion. New Smells. To quote Ira Gersh...

I love my dentist but I have mixed feelings about my oral surgeon. It’s not about anything medical. It’s just that for our first two appointments he’s kept me waiting excessively. The first time because his previous extraction ran over. (Which I suppose is a reasonable excuse). But for our p...

New Meditation is HERE I can’t decide if it’s a major or minor milestone. You see, this week, when I went outside to jump rope, I left Vlad alone in the apartment uncrated. There was, perhaps, some risk involved. Previously, his only act of destruction was weeks ago and the upholstery and I hav...