1979. The year still sends chills down my spine. 1979. I was learning to play the piano. It only took a year to learn Star Wars (no one knew then I was dyslexic). I tried my hand at magic — the show kind– at Barry’s Magic Shop. I was 11 years old. My sister’s science […]
A new year. Bright and shiny before us, holding hope and promise of taking the next step — pushing the envelope further, harder, and faster — a brand new start. A new beginning. That’s what New Year’s means to me. Looking forward. Time to write a new chapter. The future only goes one way. **** […]
I have a love / hate relationship with this time of year. I just can’t help it. On one hand, I finally have time to sit back, relax, and gloat over the year that was. After all, all the questions are answered. The year is done. The tours are done. The photos are done. And […]
The year in review, I’m going to repost a few of my favorites in case you missed it! Matthew and I were working in Cuernavaca, MX — a town about 1.5 hours from Mexico City on the other side of a tall mountain range. We didn’t get to see much of the town — the […]
We landed at 9:30 pm on Wednesday night into the mayhem that is Bonito Juarez Aeropuerta International — Mexico City’s International Airport. And, I was totally disappointed. I’d heard horror stories. I’d been told this airport — the third largest in North America and 5th largest in Todo El Mundo (all the world), was a […]
Let me start by saying I love Christmas. I am not a Grinch. Ever since I was a little boy, it’s been my favorite holiday of the year. ****** “What was that?” Pat asked as the tree dropped past the kitchen window. “That’d be Mike getting rid of the tree in his room,” answered my […]
It is true that there are many, many red carpet gala events during “Champion’s Week” in Las Vegas, NV. For the past three years, I’ve worked a private gala, hosted by Sprint, for the families of the racing teams. It’s 2 hours of pressure! Everything must be executed with military precision, and we use […]
The trip was great. First, eight days on the beaches of Tulum, MX for vacation. Mornings spent running in the surf. Afternoons swimming. Evenings sleeping just feet from the waves. Our cabana was the closest to the Caribbean in the world. Not good during a hurricane, but freaking amazing any other time. From Tulum we […]
As readers of my little stories know, I’ve been travelling a lot to Mexico and back for the past couple of months — so, I decided in a moment of travel genius, it was time to join GOES and TSA Pre-Check. In case you don’t know the program, for $100 you get a 5 year […]
This past — what, it seems like forever — few weeks, I’ve been in Tulum, MX on vacation and then straight to Leon, MX for a shoot with Pemex. Vacation. The word sends images of swaying palm trees, endless white beaches, soft mosquito curtains billowing in the gentle Caribbean breeze. Plates of fruit for breakfast, […]