I was working with a client in Alexandria, VA. At lunch, I wanted a simple sample of Old Town cuisine and walked to a small diner a few blocks from the Kimpton Lorien Hotel where we were meeting. The staff was noticeably happy and eager to please. The food was...
“Electricity” is a captivating song in the acclaimed Broadway hit (and movie) Billy Elliott. The song is actually the answer to a question the evaluator asked 11-year-old Billy after he had auditioned for a slot at the Royal Ballet School in London; “What does...
He stood on a platform in the early afternoon of a cold November day only a few feet from the edge of Soldier’s National Cemetery. He was dizzy and feverish, suffering with the beginning of smallpox. It had been four months since the end of the bloody Battle of...
William Shatner is a part of my morning start-your-engines. At least most mornings. At 6 a.m. with a cup of fresh hazelnut black coffee, my wife and I watch a few minutes of the news. It gives our day a fresh, up-to-date beginning. Most days, William Shatner does a TV...
The daffodils and crocus flowers greeted me this sunny morning as I walked out into the side yard. It was as if they were showing off their best behavior, aimed at enriching my life. They are my friends. They come back every year and seem to thank me for serving them...
