Weekly Adventures

I have mixed feelings about cliff hanger endings. Sometimes it’s just as Oscar Wilde wrote in The Importance of Being Earnest: “The suspense is terrible.I hope it will last.” And other times, as with a few recent Netflix series I love that may or may not be renewed, cliffhangers seem at best delib...

It’s certainly an odd combination. Specifically, one of my favorite traditions and one of my pet peeves. Each year Vlad and I (and previously Belle) invite our friends over for a Christmas Tree Trimming party. Beyond how delightful it is to host some of our favorite folks, it’s also an astonishing...

There can be something enormously comforting about holiday traditions. They provide a thread of continuity as well as something to look forward to each year. Besides turkey and stuffing and all the rest, one my family celebrates is my hometown’s annual turkey trot, a race that’s been going on since 1...

It’s certainly a fitting jab at my ego. As I’m musing about storytelling via the archetypes of the Hero’s Journey, I’m obviously focusing a lot on my own personal narrative. Simultaneously, Vlad and I completed our most intense photoshoot to date, capturing a ton of images we need for upcoming ...

It’s definitely one of my more time-consuming but healthier obsessions. Namely, my daily deep dive each morning into the New York Times’ puzzle section. My routine is as follows. I start with the mini-puzzle. Then I tackle Wordle, the new Connections puzzle, then the regular puzzle, and, of cou...

Even before I recorded this month’s meditation HERE, there was an overwhelming amount of cosmic confirmation as to its theme. Everywhere I looked––including an introductory LinkedIn email moments ago from someone who describes themselves as a “Brand Strategist and Narrative Architect”––the theme of...

I would never describe myself as someone who was that into Halloween.  Sure, I’ve had some fun costumes over the years, but elaborate outfits were never my thing. I’m delighted to report, however, that for this year at least, Vlad has transformed that attitude. Although our weekly pack walk t...

For better or worse, the irony was not lost on me. Although I had blocked out a few windows to write this newsletter during the week, I failed completely. Nothing felt compelling or immediate or even all that interesting to write about. Certainly, there’s nothing unusual in a writer having a few u...

One section in Rick Rubin’s The Creative Actparticularly resonates with me. It’s truly an essential concept around Creativity (this month’s theme and meditation HERE). Namely, the paradox of Connected Detachment. It’s an eternal dance–– perhaps “negotiation” is more accurate––between investing pas...