The Role Of The Roll

The weekend of epically awesome things continues.  Today I drove north. Out of my little Uptown apartment and a little out of my comfort zone to attend a workshop in Ashland, Ohio.  The workshop was hosted by a very talented group of writers and creatives that I met earlier this month, the North Central Ohio …

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

The year was 1996. I don't know if this was the actual day or not, but in 1996 I was in Chicago for work (much like today). My boss asked me if I had ever had Chicago-style pizza. Thinking that Pizzeria Uno counted, I assumed I had eaten something that was a close approximation of …

Testing…

Just a quick test to make sure the settings are working correctly for ye olde bloggy blog... (Better here than floating around my head...Thanks Blogsy)

Passing Semis

How can something be a home and yet be so completely foreign?He walks through his apartment or what passes for one in this small college town. An afterthought on a house built to actually hold one family some time more than half a century ago sits holding his things. Not just physical possessions, but after …

Holy Shit

Sorry for the bluntness of the title, but it almost perfectly encapsulates my current state.For about the last 7 days I have been in the deep end of the funk-this-shirt pool and I felt a little like I was drowning.Last month I shot a Father-Daughter Dance. The pix were magic. The night was amazing. The …

Comfort Food

Things have been...well...funky...lately. I don't mean like George Clinton funky...more like Bruno Mars. Feeling the same as before but somehow a little tinnier...with less soul.I don't know how to explain it really. I can feel*4 week pause*First off...a few of you have checked in/up on me. Thank you, I'm fine.I must be clear...I really hate …