Remembering Dad via Neil DiamondToday, on the eighth anniversary of my father’s passing, I am grateful to Neil Diamond, for being the most reliable vessel by which I can…Oct 21Oct 21
Self-Treatment for Throwing my Back OutI’ve arrived, folks. I’ve made it! I am finally “threw-my-back-out-doing-nothing” years old.Sep 3Sep 3
Shook Ones Part II: A Lyrical AnalysisLately I cannot stop listening to Mobb Deep’s Shook Ones Part II (1995). I feel like my four-year-old daughter, incessantly requesting Let…Jul 30Jul 30
Slow and Steady Heals the ShoulderAt the end of 2022 I tore my rotator cuff, not throwing a baseball for some important league game, not in some random construction accident…Jul 16Jul 16
Tyrese Haliburton’s Voice and AchillesAs a Buddhist I feel guilty about the mixed emotions I had as a (resentful) Knicks fan when Tyrese Haliburton went down in Game 7 after…Jun 25Jun 25
Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine for NightmaresI’m not sure if what my toddler experiences qualifies as nightmares — she’ll occasionally yell out in her sleep — defiant demands, such as…Jun 16Jun 16
Spring Wind, 2025Did anyone else notice how many times in the past week the weather said something like 52 but felt more like 32? Spring wind! In the lunar…Mar 10Mar 10
Human Psychology in the BottleneckIf you’d asked me what would bother me most about moving to the suburbs my answers would have revolved around the people and pace, the…Dec 18, 2024Dec 18, 2024