A few years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Biviana Franco. She is the President and Founder of Feel Beautiful Today (FBT), an organization that helps women and girls affected by cancer through its innovative Arts in Health programs. As a fellow artist passionate about cancer, we had a strong connection, so when she […]
As I look back on the holidays, this particular New Year’s resolution became quite clear. (Go to this post to watch the video…)
I love this time of year. I love all styles of holiday music, but my favorite station to listen to is “Jazz Holiday Radio” on Pandora. For the past few Christmases, I’ve recorded a cappella versions and medleys of Christmas songs. But this year, inspired by some holiday jazz music, I decided to record an […]
Creative commons photo by Jeremy Brooks A few years ago, I had a bit of an epiphany about panhandling that changed how I handled the situation. Before I tell you what it was, allow me to describe how I got there. (Note: This post has been updated in May 2017 below.) I always struggled with […]
Every so often, I read something that really strikes a chord with me. Today it was an article in The Guardian about author and scientist Carlo Rovelli called “Reality Is Not What It Seems by Carlo Rovelli review – physics versus certainty.“ Carlo Rovelli There is so much in the article worthy of further discussion: […]
The Digital Marketing Panel – R. “Ray Wang, Sunder Sarangan, me, and Michelle Killebrew This was my first time at the Constellation Research annual conference – Connected Enterprise 2016. I originally met R “Ray” Wang earlier this year at an Adobe Symposium where we were both speaking, and was immediately taken by his energy and […]
Three Critical Things I’ve Learned From Running Marathons Running and I “dated” on and off for many years until 2012 when we finally tied the knot. I knew I needed some regular exercise, and I’ve always been attracted to how practical running can be – a good pair of shoes, and you can do it […]
I want to thank Doug Walker and Care Logistics for inviting me to speak about the patient experience on their innovative new “Who Cares?” podcast. Click the link or image or try the Podbean podcast player below. http://whocareshospitaltalk.podbean.com/e/a-showman-a-patient-an-advocate-a-cancer-survivor/
Once again, I had the privilege to perform my musical, Turning Thirty, about my experience with testicular cancer, to an audience of nurses, social workers, case managers, counselors, and physical therapists. In partnership with Anne McSweeney of CEU Concepts, I presented the musical and together we held an interactive session to discuss the patient experience […]
The March Issue of the Atlanta Intown paper has an article about my musical “Turning Thirty,” about my experience with cancer. intown_march2016_turning30