Archive for July 2006
Baby Boy
Chris called at 4:26. He was out of breath. “Sorry, man. I’m on my bike.” “Jen just called. I think she just had the baby.” Gasp. “Alone. With Ethan. Be on standby. And find mom.” Click. I called my mother, left a message, then did the digital equivalent of pacing around the office. By five…
Read MoreThe Ol’ Philly Tri
“If you think you’re in the top ten percent of swimmers,” the race director said, “Start in the first wave.” I didn’t. But I did. The swim start was brutal: bodies on bodies, limbs flyin’, knees to the back of the head. The pack thinned slowly, as the fluorescent buoys inched closer, leaving me in…
Read MoreWhat’s It Going To Be?
I’m a bit of a trailer junkie. I tend to spend a minute or two every day checking Yahoo, Apple, Ain’t It Cool — the usual suspects — for new movie trailers. Yesterday I saw the trailer for Russell Crowe’s next film, “A Good Year.” Crowe plays Max Skinner, a ruthless, heartless Master of The…
Read MoreFive Things
I don’t usually buy into these memes, but I like the guy who “tagged” me with it. And what the heck; it was kinda fun. Five Things I Want To Do Before I Die 1. Get married 2. Have kids 3. Premiere a film 4. Publish a memoir 5. Make a difference Five Beverages In…
Read MoreIn Between Days
Late July is a strange time for me. The Video Music Awards loom large on the horizon. A restful week in Nantucket is still six (difficult) weeks away. And the New York City Marathon is much closer than it seems. After two years in Miami, the VMAs are back in New York this year. Which…
Read MoreConcrete Sky
Halfway through swim portion of the New York Island Foundation’s Freedom Tower Aquathon, I thought to myself, ‘I could win this thing!’ I did my first triathlon in Philadelphia in 1996. I’ve done roughly twenty since then, including New York City, Montauk, Stone Harbor, Malibu, and Nantucket. I’m into sprint (400m/20k/5k) and olympic distances (1.5k/30k/10k).…
Read MoreThe Rabbit Hole
It took John Stewart, Paul Giamatti, two Harps and a chocolate chip cookie to even begin to feel human again. It was really was as a pretty good day — at first. I was beginning to hit my stride at the office. I had a couple of good meetings. I worked out a couple of…
Read MoreBuckeye
I keep forgetting to mention Buckeye! You know my buddy Chris Abad, right? Excellent singer/songwriter. Has a new record called “The Starting Point.” Plays on my records sometimes. Stand-up guy. You know who I mean, right? We talk a lot. We hang out. We do stuff. So I’m back in the office, like, fifteen minutes…
Read MoreSo Much For The Afterglow
On our flight from San Juan to New York on Saturday, I predicted that the luster of a week off in the Caribbean would fade away by Wednesday. From 33,000 feet, Monday held the promise of the first day of school. Everything would be fresh again. Everyone would be asking about the trip. Tuesday would…
Read MoreShallow Is The New Deep
Next time I vacation in the Caribbean, remind me to pack just two things: swim trunks and beer money. Ok, here’s the 101 for those of you who have no idea what or where Bonaire is. Bonaire is an island in the Netherlands Antilles. It’s right above Venezuela, less than 100 miles east of Aruba.…
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