Here is where it all begins, when I was 4 years old. Does it get any better? Sunday mornings on the carpet in the front room, building tall, tall buildings was all that I needed to make me happy. I was taking the available materials and using my imagination. My...
For years now, my friend, Brandon Larosa and I have called each other out of the blue. We could not wait to report sightings of a funny bumper sticker, humorous sign, or mispronounced medical term. As a sign of the times, texting has become the more popular mode of...
For the past few years, rather than asking, "How you doing?" remodelers and others are asking, " Are you busy?" The assumption is that if you are busy then you are doing OK. I recall pondering this same thing many years ago at Flying Pie. We wanted to know that we...
Yes it is the holiday season again, and I am definitely thankful for so many things that the list goes on and on. Sadly when one of my heroes, Andy Rooney, passed away recently, I got swept away contemplating my pet peeves. Andy was the keeper of all peeves, pet and...
I have the unique distinction of being born on August 28th, my grandpa Ben's 60th birthday, and the date that the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I have a Dream Speech. It was in 1963 and I was only 5 years old but I vaguely recall seeing it on a...
As a kid growing up in Berkeley California, there was a place that had a profound impact upon my life. It was a simple doughnut shop on Ashby near College Avenue. It was always a special occasion to go there and I am so thankful for being exposed to great stuff as a...
