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...

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This meditation is 6 minutes with an extra 5 minutes more of music by my talented friend Andrew Shapiro. You can stream it here or download in the link below. To DownloadCLICK HERE

I’m not saying this will completely revolutionize the interior decorating universe… (although it probably should)… But one of my greatest innovations is installing Dog Mirrors in my apartment. Belle was just so beautiful that I felt it was a terrible shame she couldn’t ever see herself. Thus, I...

There’s a terrific Rumi verse which is the antithesis of dog training. “Let yourself be silently drawnby the strange pull of what you really love.It will not lead you astray.” Great poetry but in my situation actually very bad advice. Obviously, Vlad is what/who I really love. And yet, given th...

The quote is attributed to everyone from Kafka to a JFK speechwriter (referring to the CIA) but… “Often wrong, never in doubt”  …could never be my motto. In fact, I’d personally revise it to something like  “Mostly right, but endlessly (even annoyingly) questioning.” That theme ...

Something fundamental has shifted. And not necessarily in a good way. Or, more accurately, not in a way that makes my life the least bit easier. In short, I’m afraid Puppy Rebellion has begun And while “Puppy Rebellion” may sound awfully cute, although I’ve yet to see a single episode of Euphor...