My Man Card May Be In Jeopardy…

…for admitting I watch “Dancing With The Stars”, but I have to say something about the television production. First, though, I guess I must defend myself for watching the show at all. Here’s why I deserve to keep my Man Card in spite of my...

Summer Reading

I have devoured Nassim Taleb’s Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan. The ideas contained in these two books are profound, disturbing and very, very liberating. For some reason, these books occasionally get labeled as “Business” or...

Gypsy Soul

Friday night, Caroline and I drove out to a beautiful house on the side of a mountain in the community of Gold Canyon, Arizona. The occasion was a house concert by one of our favorite bands, Gypsy Soul. The band holds a special place in our hearts because our very...
Julie & Julia – Review

Julie & Julia – Review

My best-beloved is cardio-vascular ICU nurse. She works the 7pm-7am shift and has worked four of the last six nights, which means our schedules are exactly 12 hours out of sync with each other. She is also a marvelous cook; my friends are amazed I don’t weigh...