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Isn’t She?
If I had pop culture parents, they would be Judy Blume and John Hughes. In the spring of 1978, my family spent a few days in Carmel, California. For a seven-year-old raised on Maryland beaches, Pacific waves were cold and violent. I swallowed a lot of ocean water one afternoon, which left me pretty nauseous.…
Read MoreTwilight’s Last Gleaming
Washington, DC, really is quite a show: all white granite and marble, columns and arches, open spaces and great vistas. Despite my political cynicism, and sense that the place is all sound and fury signifying nothing, it’s pretty difficult not to be impressed. Of course, I’m sure that’s what Mills, Bacon, and L’Enfant intended in…
Read MoreCapitol Skyline
We’ve just arrived at our hotel, a Best Western just south of The National Mall. Chris is running through a gear checklist, and asks, “Did you bring tape stock?” Uh oh. Chris and I are in Washington, DC, to shoot three set ups for our “Mister Rogers & Me” documentary: Mister Rogers’ famous red sweater…
Read MoreStraight Up And Awkward
Well, that was awkward. It’s not that it was a hundred degrees outside. Or that I was over an hour late. It’s not that the event was a who’s who of NYC Bloggerati. Or that I had to get my name on a yellow Post-It and wait in line for her signature. It’s not that…
Read MoreBaby 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).…
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