During the fall of 2009 I was living like a nomad and working my way through a series of 5 week internships.  I was accustomed to scrounging whatever sleeping arrangements that find for a few weeks before packing everything I owned into a few duffel bags in the back of my van and moving along. … Continue reading Brave New World →

Late Fall makes me think of death.  Maybe it is the empty trees.  Maybe it is the gloomy early darkness and the eventuality of winter bearing down on.  Maybe it is the history and traditions of New England that our culture has adopted and transformed into the full on Halloween experience.  Or maybe it is … Continue reading Memento Mori →

As we near November the whole country is getting spun up about the election.  As someone who doesn't believe in the political process I don't have a dog in the fight of either the presidential or local elections, but I feel myself getting drawn into the anxiety and regularly feel like I may snap during … Continue reading Meh-Political →

In September 2014 I started taking a standup comedy class, now two years later comedy has become an integral and basically daily part of my life.  The journey hasn't been all sunshine and candy corn, it has pushed me to explore a lot of subjects and thought paths that I wouldn't have normally pursued.  I … Continue reading The Sophomore Slump: My Second Year in Comedy →

I love silence, not because it allows me to relax and experience peace, but because it gives my consciousness the chance to expand and fill the empty space space.  Being in silence gives my mind an excuse to race and fill the silence with thoughts or ideas, chase scenarios, rationalize the past, and build mental … Continue reading Begin Again: An Exercise In Meditation →

Much like my life my living situation has followed a pretty straight trajectory with a few setbacks and double backs along the way.  Willsboro to Broadalbin with summer reprieves back to the lake, then bouncing around Albany for a few years.  While I was in college I had a few delusions of dropping everything and … Continue reading Should I Stay or Should I Go? →

Today I took some time to reminisce about a moment where everything changed.  That seminal moment many years ago where I went in a boy and left a man.  As I sit here in the place where it all started more than 10 years ago I can't help but think of how foolish and awkward … Continue reading You Always Remember Your First Time →

Hello, it's me, that guy who used to enjoy writing this blog.  The guy who couldn't wait to open his computer in a coffee shop or quiet bar and transform raw thoughts into blog posts or essays that left him grounded and allowed people to understand what was going on in his head while potentially … Continue reading The Deafening Sound of Silence →

All years have ups and downs, highlights and lowlights and everything in between.  Every year has it's own trends and themes, which are sometimes very pronounced.  This is my synopsis of 2015 and some of the themes that stole the focus. It is impossible to talk about 2015 without touching on comedy, and touching on … Continue reading 2015 a Year in Review →