Maria, Koufax, Buddy, and I wish you a healthy, safe, and prosperous New Year.
"To act without knowing why; to do things as they have always been done, without asking why; to engage in an activity all one’s life without really understanding what it is about and how it relates to other things--this is
The Weiss Clan gathers at The Palace for Christmas in New York
Since it’s my blog, you’ll have to look at my slides! Bottom Row: My mother, Roseanna; daughter Danielle; grandaughter Gabrielle; son-in-law Jan; father, Jack. Top Row: My son, Jason; uncle Irwin; wife Maria; Moi; niece Chelsea; sister Lori; brother-in-law Henny. Tex and Gabby Jason,
Spring Awakenings
There is some deep, inexorable, terrestrial alarm that awakens things around here at this time in April. The Latin "aperire" means "to open," and that's what's occurring throughout my realm. (April was once the second month in the Roman calendar,
Nobody Asked Me, But….
Nobody Asked Me, But (with all due attribution and apologies to legendary sportswriter Jimmy Cannon, who originated this)…. People just look goofy when they walk around with a blinking blue light in their ear. If they’re dressed well, they look even
Trusting the Sharp Right
Yesterday we were driving along a tree-enshrouded lane we often use to avoid the larger roads. Suddenly, out of the canopy of branches, a huge bird dropped down and flew at eye-level in front of us. I was doing 30 MPH
Escaping Misery – Podcast Transcript
A request was made to have Alan’s Escaping Misery Podcast available as a transcript. Thank You Bob Poole for volunteering to transcribe and make this available to the community and Thank you Alan. Enjoy, Chad. Click here to download. (pdf 141kb)
Stranger than Fiction
My son, Jason, is a sometimes-employed actor and a frequently-employed bartender in New York City. He recently landed the prestigious role of Iago in a play to be produced in Virginia in a couple of months. Dutifully, he headed off
An Interview With God
This is called "An Interview With God." It is not for everyone. I found the messages to be quite valuable to apply to ourselves. You may find it superficial and judgmental, I don't know. It's here if you're curious and
From “Sir” to Sister
Some of you may recall my telling a story about a woman I met in a class, Nancy Gucwa. She said her life was too uninteresting for public speaking. I proceeded to find out that she was in the first
Happy 2008
May the New Year: • Bring you the confidence to know when you’re right and to admit when you’re wrong. • Present more discretionary time than ever before. • Provide insights that enable you to live a more productive life. • Heal old wounds. •