Health Adaptation (Passing the Baton)
So it’s been nine months since I had this procedure done (I guess I need to say “elective procedure” these days?). I recovered relatively quickly, and since that time I’ve played basketball, softball, volleyball, and run up to 10 miles at a stretch. But… it hasn’t been the full rebound I hoped for. I’ve...
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Insight into a Remarkable Film Scene
I’m not a big musical fan in general, though there are a handful of them I enjoy. I thought La La Land was all right, but I thought the opening scene was absolutely brilliant. I’ve probably watched it 15 times on its own, about half a dozen times during one plane ride last year...
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Embracing Fatherhood Onstage
So I did this thing that scared the hell/heck out of me last week. I performed a semi-autobiographical/semi-fictional piece about being the father to a teenage son. Now that round two of this complex year is underway (and attitudes and behaviors changed almost immediately on his birthday; it was uncanny) I wanted to try...
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Stay Ounded in Albuquerque
I had the opportunity to hike and travel through parts of Colorado and New Mexico last month, staying with friends and family along the way. The trip culminated in a kind of writers’ retreat in Albuquerque where I stayed in a house on the corner of a memorable scene in Breaking Bad. But I...
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Upcoming Fringe Shows
I’ve got a couple of shows coming up in January and February for FronteraFest. More details on both (probably) later, but… here’s what’s on the docket: Friday, January 17th: A Series of Open Letters to my Teenage Son This is a solo piece where I’ll be addressing (semi-autobiographically, semi-fictionally) my son from ages 13...
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The Great Heartrate Experiment – Follow-up
Just over 3 months ago I posted this graphic showing how my heartrate had gone up after a month or so of being less active. So now I’m basically back to normal in terms of regular activity (though with a slightly different focus) and the heartrate has finally hit the low it was pre-surgery. Again,...
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The Rebecca Conundrum
We had a great turnout for the reading of Rebecca’s Hope Chest a couple of weeks ago. I was kind of overwhelmed by the number of people who came, which is a great feeling. However… I was left feeling a little down about (or at least confused by) the feedback and reaction to the...
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Another Rail Trail in the Can
My dad and I hit the Mill Valley Sausalito Path the other day. This was a lovely hike through some cool areas, leading to beautiful parts of Marin County. At the end of it, we had some great Indian food. Good story, I know! My favorite part is that this is yet another trail...
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REBECCA’S HOPE CHEST V2.0 (reading)
Oh yeah, this is happening… Sunday, November 17th from 7pm to 8:45pm Hyde Park Theater | 511 W 43rd St On the heels of a difficult breakup, Rebecca hits the road to visit–and reconnect with–three partners from her past (one from elementary school, one from junior high, and one from college). It’s a bumpy...
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