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The joy of connecting with friends and family. The true spirit of giving. Amazing food. The calories don’t count. Watching Charlie Brown Christmas, Elf and Love Actually. Grandpuppies! Taking time to remember those who are no longer with us, and the wonderful memories of years past. The amazing voice of Nat King Cole. That todayContinue reading “8 things for which I’m thankful…the Christmas edition.”

Every so often, the “20 Things You Didn’t Know About Me” posts make their way around Facebook…I call this the “Holiday Fruitcake” post, as it’s passed along around once a year. Although it’s great to learn this person getting an unusual superlative in high school and that person who once got stuck in an elevatorContinue reading “yes, i like being quirky.”

This was a challenging week. It would be very easy for me to slip into saying the word “stressed” and make things seem very negative. I’m choosing not to do this with this post. I caught myself after my cynical post on the other day – I’m not deleting it, because it was how IContinue reading “because at the end of the day, it ain’t worth it.”

That Avalon and Penn Sylvan have indoor pools, hot tubs and saunas that are open year-round. That if the very negative events and circumstances from December 18, 2018 did not happen, there’s about a 20% chance I would not be alive today. The unbelievable dichotomy of Christmas music….”Let’s give thanks to the Lord above, ‘causeContinue reading “8 things for which I’m thankful on December 18th, 2019.”

“Knights in white satin, never nearing the end. Letters I’ve written, never meaning to send.” – The Moody Blues, Days of Future Passed, 1967 I had a wonderful weekend this past weekend – I saw the Georgetown basketball game on Saturday, and celebrated an early Christmas with family yesterday. Two months ago, I was incrediblyContinue reading “letters never sent.”

Dear Miss Vitriol – I genuinely forgive you, and I hope that you have a happy holiday, but for your sake, I sincerely hope that you can become a nicer and less toxic person in 2020. 😊🌲👍🏽

I’m watching MTV while writing this post, and I’m pretty sure that I’m watching this with the same bewilderment that my parents had when they first watched this channel in 1981. Ironically, the show I’m watching is called Ridiculousness, and I have yet to see anything music-related. Back in the day, both MTV and VH-1Continue reading “1994….the year that changed everything for me.”

It’s been almost 8 years since my friend Pat Cerasiello passed away. I’ve been very fortunate to work with a number a great musicians in my lifetime, but working with Pat was truly the most special. After playing years of bar gigs while living in Northeast Pennsylvania, I was asked by an incredibly talented saxContinue reading “the all-night band.”

“It’s only the beginning…only just the start.” – Chicago This has been a week of discovery. I discovered that I have a new level of patience and empathy that I didn’t realize I had. I discovered just how much control I have over the crippling fear of self-doubt and failure that I’ve let define me.Continue reading “beginnings…”

The awareness of not having emotional over-reactions like I’ve had in the past. The new ability to not go into ‘snow globe’ mode, as easy as that has been for me to do. Not stressing over what I cannot control. My extra-large kale-pineapple-orange smoothie. That although its only another 22 days to Christmas, its onlyContinue reading “today will not be a bad day. (aka 8 things for which i’m thankful)”