“I’m in love with every picture every time I squeeze the shutter.” – Phil Krauthoff Photographers are artists and Phil Krauthoff is no exception. His talent and techniques allow him to capture a subject at a precise moment, in just … Continue reading
Not even 60 days into the New Year and I’ve discovered something I never considered in the previous half century. Drumroll please: I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not Steve Jobs. I also understand that I’m not Oprah. Big … Continue reading
The older and wiser I think I get, the more confused I’ve become. While I’ve happily embraced and even adapted to technology (not in that geekazoid way where every gadget with a USB port lives in a tangled mess behind … Continue reading
The term “foodie” has been around for several years now. So has “awesome.” Both have been abused to such an extent that they no longer convey, much less resemble, their original meaning. In fact, they don’t mean much of anything … Continue reading
Less than one month into the new year and I’m already so far behind in every facet of life that even my clothing is out of fashion. I don’t have a minute to spare to figure out how this happened. … Continue reading
So I was sitting in the dentist’s chair the other day for what seemed like nothing more than two hours. All this expensive probing and poking in anticipation of my coronation (to put crowns on my teeth) was how I … Continue reading
Where has the time gone? It’s now been 20 years ago since the final season of the popular TV series “Thirtysomething.” A show fraught with parenting (and singlehood) anxiety along with the mundane and not-quite-mid-life crises faced by a rat … Continue reading
Anybody who knows me well enough to say that they “know” me knows that I have plenty of resolve. They are also aware and confident of my list-making capabilities. What I’m not good at is making resolutions. What’s the point, … Continue reading
One of the things that is most endearing about and woven into the fabric of the American psyche is our ability to hope. We are a hopeful, optimistic and determined country. Our national sport is winning; just ask Charlie Sheen. … Continue reading
Few if any are capable of accurately predicting the future with any degree of certainty. If the opposite were true, psychics would be the highest paid people on the planet and they wouldn’t be posting classified ads looking for assistants. … Continue reading
