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Defining a Well-Lived Life

Posted on July 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

In April, my grandfather, an Iwo Jima Marine and truly gentle soul, died. I was asked by the family to write his obituary and when I was done I realized, without doubt, that his was the definition of a well-lived life. It was a cathartic writing experience for me and led me to realize that […]

When did Wicked become Uncool??

Posted on July 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

“A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.” Mark Twain Mark Twain, brilliant dude that he was, nailed it. Some words just take on a life of their own. But what happens when they are stored away, sudden dinosaurs in our functional lexicon? Do we lose a piece of […]