ReleasedIt shocks me that I was once a figure skater. I laugh to think I even won some medals. The 1970s figure skating world featured a musical...
IndividualsThis morning I decided that from now on I’m going to wear my most expensive jeans in the studio. I pulled on my ratty sweater and went...
Full SpectrumIn my mid twenties finally went to school for myself. Fully time pottery seemed massively indulgent. A few months in, my instructor...
The Cult of Busyness“I don’t have long,” a friend apologizes. I do this a lot. To my sister in law whose foot is in a cast, or our friend David whose heart...
Expert AdviceLast night I watched an episode of a Netflix series Chef’s Table. It had been recommended by a few friends but, as per usual, I was...
Beginner's MindThe truth is I “fritter” my life away painting, cooking meals that take forever, and daydreaming. And chatting about life with Jake and...
Piano and PencilAs a young kid when I showed an interest in piano my parents sent me to a really good teacher, Ruth Kazdan whose home was near Hazleton...
TribesIt’s happy hour at a beachside restaurant and I am drinking a spectacular Margarita, chatting with Irene. She sticks out in this beach...
Fear, A little RiskWhen I was 20 I travelled for six months; West Africa, India, Thailand, Malaysia. 26 years later, with a family van and some soccer mom...
Miami 150 Flyer bus to South BeachOn my solo trip to Costa Rica, because of a storm in Dallas, I ended up spending 18 hours in Miami. Flying into the city I saw for the...