I had a grad plan to send all my readers Christmas cards this year, but the cards were so elaborate and made of such high quality materials that I couldn’t get them finished in time. All right, that preceding sentence is a complete lie. One person who has managed to…
Interview 40: Shamia’s Fight Against Hunger
It’s been a while since my last dinner interview, but the middle of December turned out to be productive as I met two new strangers. The first of those two interviews is now online. Earlier this month I spent an enjoyable Saturday lunch with Shamia Hollway, learning about her role…
Vague Promises Of Updates
Hmm, almost a month since my last update on here. I’m going to just pretend that I wanted my dear readers to have time to savor my recent interviews with former New York City Mayor Ed Koch and actor/artist/write Burt Young. Yeah, that’s the ticket! So, please savor away. Meantime,…
Interview 39: My Brunch With Burt Young
Actor Burt Young doesn’t mind if people recognize him only from his role as Paulie in the Rocky movies. During a brunch interview in New York, Burt told me that he enjoys meeting fans of the boxing films and is grateful for the role. But there’s far more to Burt…
Dancing Through Life
The United Nations is throwing Julia Kulokova a birthday party. All right, that’s not exactly true. Rather, Julia will be performing at a UN gala later this month the same day as her birthday. She’s a dancer, specializing in Gypsy styles, and she told me all about her career during…
Interview 38: New York State Of Mind
Ed Koch is a New York City legend. The three-term mayor has a lengthy resume that also includes several years as a congressman, a stint in the armed services, and more. Nowadays he’s working at a law firm in Manhattan but keeping just as busy as ever. I met up…
Interview 37: Dining With A Doctor
Analyze this: a British journalist sits down to dinner in Rockville, Maryland with psychologist Dr. Andrea Bonior, keen to learn about her profession. Actually, I don’t mind whether you analyze it or not. But I’ll provide at least one conclusion for you: I had a enjoyable meal getting educated about…
Fond Of Fiola
Had dinner last night at Fiola, at Italian restaurant in Washington, DC. It’s downtown and really quite difficult to locate if you don’t know the precise route to take, given that it’s tucked off a side street. After wandering aimlessly for a while, I managed to find the place and…
Podcast #28
Recently I uploaded a podcast of my interview with magician Michael Chamberlin and, like magic (or more accurately because I hit “publish” on WordPress) you now get an update on what Mike’s been doing since the interview. [display_podcast] This update was a bit delayed while Mike and tried to schedule…
A Weekend In Arizona
The weather’s getting cold in DC, so I was thankful for the chance to escape to Arizona last week for the wedding of my friends Adam and Stephanie. Seeing them tie the knot in Tucson was tremendous. The hangover from too much sangria at the wedding was not as great….