Music has always played a major role in my life. It was with me in middle school and high school as a school bus took me away from Los Angeles daily, I was robbed for my Walkman on Sunset boulevard, and I've caught live music all over Los Angeles from Staples Center to the Great … Continue reading My Musical Journey: Analog to Digital to Analog
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A Difficult Start to 2020
2020 has been challenging to say the least. It has not been all bad but those lows have been dramatic. It's as if the emotions and events of an average year have all occurred within only the first three months of 2020. COVID-19 It's impossible to write about the setbacks of 2020 without discussing the … Continue reading A Difficult Start to 2020
The Kobe Bryant Story Was Not Supposed to End This Way
Things were not supposed to end like this. The Kobe Bryant story was not supposed to end at 41. The Gianna Bryant story was certainly not supposed to end at 13. The stories of John, Keri, and Alyssa Antobelli; Sarah and Payton Chester; Christina Mauser; and Ara Zobayan were not supposed to end the morning … Continue reading The Kobe Bryant Story Was Not Supposed to End This Way
The New Health Plan: 6-month Progress
It was six months ago that I sat in a new doctor's office, meeting him for the first time having avoided doctors for about three years. That day, I was given bleak news that didn't surprise me but certainly freaked me out. I weighed 214 pounds (I hit 216 shortly after on a different scale) … Continue reading The New Health Plan: 6-month Progress
Travels of an Angeleno: Four Nights in Ningbo
Ningbo is not an easy city to navigate on public transportation. Getting from the airport to my hotel would have taken over two hours on a train and two buses. Ningbo is a driving town. You can see it at 5 PM each day as the streets are overrun by cars ignoring traffic signals to … Continue reading Travels of an Angeleno: Four Nights in Ningbo
The New Health Plan: 3-Month Progress
March 12, 2018 was the lowest health point of my life thus far. I weighed in at 215 pounds and my blood pressure was through the roof. Medication would be necessary but hopefully not permanent. My life began anew that very day. Physical training became a daily requirement. My diet underwent a dramatic change as … Continue reading The New Health Plan: 3-Month Progress
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