Who said you can't have it all?
Have you ever found yourself in a reality that you never dreamed of? In 1998, I went through a nasty divorce. Enough said, other than I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. Afterwards, I wasn’t much fun to be around. At that time I had a day job, but I also owned and operated [...]
life should be in black and white
Do you like classic movies? No, wait a minute. I don’t mean movies made in the 80′s that are somehow now appearing on AMC. I definitely liked AMC better when it didn’t accept advertising. (However, they do provide entertaining horror reviews on the website thanks to Mr. Sigler.) No, I mean real classics. Movies made [...]
A way with words… (part 2)
As I mentioned in part 1, my father is also an amazing orator. He has a way with words that make people want to listen to him. It isn’t that he has a volumnous vocabulary or public speaking credentials. Like my grandfather before him, he has led a straightforward hardworking life. I think perhaps the [...]
A way with words… (part 1)
I was reading an article yesterday about New Zealand’s ANZAC Day, and it struck me that I have my own fair share of special remembrances. I come from a long line of verbal people. If you’ve been reading this blog, that really shouldn’t surprise you. Some of my earliest memories are of my father and grandfather [...]
Once in a while, life can be a pain in the…. throat?
If you have read the about me section, you might know that at least part of my life has been devoted to the martial arts. I have studied the two particular styles for close to twenty years now. I have owned my own dojang and have taught the Korean arts of Tang Soo Do and [...]
