Eddie’s Guidance With My Acting Journey — “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” — Michelangelo Before my brother Eddie passed away, he received an inquiry to appear in an independent film. Eddie was a character with an outgoing personality. I could see him playing a variety of small and…

A Commitment To Authenticity — “The tigers have found me and I do not care.” — Charles Bukowski One of my favorite quotes. And for years, I misunderstood it. The old me: Hey, I’m a tough guy. The tigers have shown up and I’m holding my ground. They can’t chase me off, ’cause I’m all in. I’m a writer and this is my journey. After refining my process…

Enough already — you’re not all that — I’ve been fed up lately and tired of rolling my eyes. It seems like I’m seeing more and more how-to articles on Medium. How to get curated, how to go viral, how to pick and trick the algorithm codes like a safecracker. The second part of this has also gotten…

How Did the Jets (and Most of Us) Seem to Get it Wrong? — Gone are the days when rookie quarterbacks, regardless of their pedigree, were given the keys to the kingdom. ‘Back in the day’ — the 70s and 80s, they were handed a baseball cap and a clipboard: Learn the offense, work on your mechanics, study game tape. Listen loud, pay attention…

Life Isn’t Fair — I Get It — I don’t know about you, but I’m getting fed up with this nonsense of random strangers shaming and blaming society for their station in life. No one owes any of us a living. The world does us all wrong. Of course, some get it worse than others. There are those…

Putting the Hustlers and Haters on Notice — I’m tired of watching the race-mongers stir the pots and push their agenda, smearing the white population as hateful and racist. Gaslighting the common, peaceful, and respectful Caucasians into believing they are the problem and root cause for all of our social and racial injustices — past and present. …

If the Grass is So Much Greener, Why Are You Still Here? — The United States is a great country, despite its social problems and imperfections. And I’ve written about them. All fixable since I believe we’re better than this with the Moxy and drive to find a way, rise above it all, and be much better. In a country with billions of…

How Do Artists Navigate This Movement and Backlash? — The Sensitivity and Offensive Police that have infiltrated society are now threatening the arts. Accusing artists and their creations of being non-conformist, hateful, and racist. In other terms, against the agenda. We’re watching global platforms with multiple streams of content falling in line with this movement. Fear of lost advertising…

Solving Problems versus Time Sucks — Every day or few days it seems, we face a disruption. A glitch or two, here and there. Whether it’s our jobs, our families, or our social situations. Hey, that’s life. The questions we ponder during our setbacks are the steps and time we estimate it will take to resolve…