It’s so very difficult to go to bed early. I don’t mean like a kid on Christmas eve, more like the anxiety ridden waking nights where my mind is preoccupied with counting the number of my coffee fueled eye twitches. I hear there are many things I could do to drift off into blissful slumber, [...]

This is my pathetic dream to be Billy Idol.

On the ties that bind.

In honor of Thanksgiving and the holidays I decided to watch and blog about the movie Soul Food. This is one of my mother’s favorite movies and I understand why; I’m sure it takes her back to our family’s Sunday dinners. As I was growing up my parents were very adamant about the family sitting down to dinner as a family every night; but Sunday dinner was special

On fatherhood and “Billy Elliott.”

I just purchased tickets to see the Broadway production of Billy Elliot. I’m not sure if I’ll like it as a stage play but I loved the movie so much I watched it again… and I love it even more now. The movie chronicles the journey of the eponymous lead character in his quest to break free from his brutally oppressive life via dance.

On sensible feasting during the holidays.

In honor of Thanksgiving and the holidays I decided to watch and blog about the movie Soul Food. This is one of my mother’s favorite movies and I understand why; I’m sure it takes her back to our family’s Sunday dinners. As I was growing up my parents were very adamant about the family sitting down to dinner as a family every night; but Sunday dinner was special