There is a school of thought or belief that the individual journey we are on is exactly the one we are supposed to be on. It is phrased in many different ways. Perhaps you have heard things such as “it was meant to be” or “it happened for a reason”. I don’t personally subscribe to either of these but do believe, as difficult as it may seem, wherever I find myself (physically and metaphorically) is really where I am supposed to be at that moment. It took me many, many, many di

I don’t even know where to start. This is the shortest month of the year and it’s not even over and it has been one for the books. This has been quite the month – divorce final on the 3rd, confirmed my job will be ending this year on the 11th and very possibly selling  my house (for a loss) somewhere in the remaining 16 days. At the same time, my mother is doing great after having had heart surgery, my dad is doing equally well, the kids are well and I have had terrific feedb

It’s like chicken soup (kitchen) for the soul. This week, I took my son and a friend to an area soup kitchen to do some volunteer work after school. It is important to me to expose my kids to not only the “have-nots” but also somehow reinforce the notion of service to others. In doing so, it becomes clear who really are the “have-nots” sometimes – and it’s not always on the side of the serving counter you might expect. In our custom-tailored world of playlists, Instagram acco

Time to be where you are. I had a great weekend for comedy. I was not with my kids and, as much as I joke about them in my writing, I always deal with a little depression when they are not around me for an extended (24 hour) period of time. The distraction of 3 comedy shows, friends and family this past weekend helped me rid of those feelings, if only temporarily. Not only was each show better than the last for me as a growing comedian, but also I found that I continue to hav

Am I a new agist in hiding? I have been wanting to write about this for a few weeks but was unsure of how to do so without sounding like a new age convert. I am not. I still have no idea what this blog post will end up sounding like but that hasn’t stopped me before. Over the past few weeks, I have felt that there is a profound energy shift – not just for me but for so many people around me, also. When I refer to “energy shift”, I simply mean that when listening to what is go

A thankful comedian…what? This is such a great blog post from a comedian who is gaining national traction – Ryan Singer. It is a very humbling perspective and says a lot of the things that are humbling to not only comedians but anyone who is trying something scary, different, new and trying to find their way through it. Thanks to Ryan Singer for the blog post! http://ryansingercomedy.com/little-things-mean-the-most-when-you-stand-up/comment-page-1#comment-1117 #thanks #Comedy