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An audio version of this essay is available on Substack here . “I am not eccentric. It's just that I am more alive than most people. I am...

An audio version of this essay is available on Substack here . “Smells are the fallen angels of the senses.” Helen Keller Then US 50 runs...

An audio version of this essay is available on Substack here . “The secret to happiness, Billy Boy? Marry well.” - Mike Sottak I moved...

An audio version of this essay is available on Substack here . “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” -...

To listen to an audio version of this essay, click here. "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." Henry David Thoreau...

I finished 2023 in a harried frenzy to get 3 new (kinda) books into the world. I am as committed to deadlines as I am distracted at...

This is #8 of 12 experiments for the year, offered to get you inspired, thinking creatively, and organized in the pursuit of bold life ...

Suggested Song: That Was Me, Paul McCartney Suggested Drink: Guinness Extra Stout (The Irish have mastered a good sendoff) This is the...

Suggested Song: Find Yourself, Brad Paisley Suggested Drink: Virgin Mojito (staying in theme with my dryish January) With this year’s...

Suggested Song: I Thank You, Sam & Dave (See ZZ Top’s amazing live rendition, 2011) Suggested Drink: Your favorite herbal tea. (Pure joy...

Suggested Song: Changes, David Bowie Suggested Drink: Shapeshifter cocktail: vodka, crème de violette, lemon juice, bitters, egg white. I...

Suggested Song: Happy, Pharrel Williams Suggested Drink: Virgin Mojito (Stella’s favorite drink when on the Quai in Cannes!) I gave...

Suggested Song: All Day and All of the Night, The Kinks. Suggested Drink: Negroni Sbagliato: Prosecco, Campari, Sweet Vermouth. Ignorance...

Suggested song: Leap of Faith, Bruce Springsteen Suggested drink: Paternel Rosé, AOP Côtes de Provence (any pale Provence rosé should...

Suggested song: The Real Me. The Who. Suggested drink: Curtain Call cocktail. Rum, champagne, lemon juice, simple syrup, bitters. Honesty...

Suggested Song: Virus, Björk Suggested Drink: Strawberry gin and tonic. Strawberries, gin, tonic water, bitters, lime. It’s mid-May and...

Play this Song: This is the End , The Doors Make this Drink: Negroni (to my friends suffering in Italy): Campari, vermouth, gin. Now...

Suggested Song: Let It Be, The Beatles. Suggested Drink: Champagne, your choice (it’s almost New Years!) A brief aside Few cities are...

Suggest song: Dancing With Myself, Billy Idol Suggested drink: Sex on the Beach cocktail. Vodka, peach schnapps, crème de cassis, orange...

Suggested Song: Aquarius, Let the Sunshine In. The 5th Dimension Suggested Drink: Mystic Martini. Vodka, absinthe, olive brine, green...