Noticing life out loud since 2011
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Show up anyway.
The backdrop continued… This is my story and it’s one of self-discovery and of the second first three years of my life. It’s the story of my dream. In its unedited and original form: I have a dream, and my…
I’ve heard that the process being born is the first traumatic but necessary event we experience in life. It’s easy for me to believe that it’s a distressing experience to be pushed from comfort of familiar surroundings through a space…
What do Mahatma Gandhi and Ray Kinsella, the character played by Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams, have in common? One man is real, of great historical significance, and influenced people around the world. The other is a fictional character…
What started as a clever ad campaign for V8 vegetable juice somehow became a phrase synonymous with “Wow, if only I had known, I’d have made a different choice.” Sometimes we don’t feel the accompanying thunk on the head until…
One of my favorite bands in high school was REO Speedwagon. They are no longer in my music collection, but to this day I crank the radio and sing “It’s time for me to fly” at the top of my…
If you’re anything like me, you’re not sure whether to cringe, roll your eyes, or take comfort and believe in the seemingly overused and abundant exchange of platitudes during turbulent times. We’ve all been on both sides of giving and…
Technology and Art can intersect at some very unexpected corners of the world. Earlier in the week I received a notification via the Newtown Patch of an Art Gallery opening featuring the work of a regional artist. The event was…
I’m not a huge baseball fan, but I thoroughly enjoyed attending the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. I haven’t been for a few years now but I still remember the thrill of finding a parking spot on one of…
Second to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, my favorite childhood movie is The Wizard of Oz. Back in the days before On Demand, Netflix, Redbox, and hundreds of cable stations playing the same movie over and over again were the days…
A few weeks ago I expressed my love for the classic Disney films and the recurring theme of wishes and dreams being fulfilled. Characters overcome obstacles, find courage and beauty from within, and learn that wishes really can come true.…