Jan 26, 2022
It’s Saturday. I’m having a few laughs and some coffee with friends after kickboxing like we always do.
Grandmaster is with us on this particular Saturday and halfway through my matcha latte sip he looks over at me and says, “Shouldn’t you be getting ready?”
I respond, “Ready for what?”
Grandmaster...
Jan 19, 2022
I’m in the audience at a business conference when the speaker suddenly asks, “Who here is an artist? Raise your hand.” While a lot of hands go up, mine isn’t one of them.
My friend in the next seat elbows me in the side and says, “Raise your hand.”
I whisper to him, “I’m not an artist, I’m an...
Jan 12, 2022
I’m sitting in the audience after a special screening of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s incredible new musical drama, tick, tick… BOOM! about Jonathan Larson’s tragically short but dynamic life. It’s time for the Q&A session and the star of the movie, actor Andrew Garfield, takes the stage.
When he starts talking I...
Jan 5, 2022
Are all the Christmas or Holiday or Birthday gifts you receive… surprises? So often we make lists of “wishes” and our family and friends grant those wishes, exactly. While this is incredibly generous and kind, it leaves out one of the best parts of opening a gift: the surprise.
One year, I decided to start...