I’ll Eat To That
Travel diaries, food porn, random rants, and various musings about stuff that I feel like musing about.
Blog Posts
$50 for 50 by 50 #16: Fisher House
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. Several years ago a bunch of us here in Los Angeles decided that, collectively, we all had too much crap....
$50 for 50 by 50 #15: Historic Savannah Foundation
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. As many of you know, Savannah, Georgia is my favorite city in the world. It's hard to describe it without...
$50 for 50 by 50 #14: Puppies Behind Bars
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. May is National Military Appreciation Month and despite what some people say about crazed, left-wing,...
$50 for 50 by 50 #13: Modest Needs
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. I make a good living these days but I definitely remember all those years when I didn't. Now, luckily I...
$50 for 50 by 50 #12: #YESWECODE
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. As I have mentioned on this blog I am a big fan of Prince and his death has rocked me in a lot of ways. I...
$50 for 50 by 50 #11: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. Okay, so this one comes with a story. My friend Maureen and I went to go see "Kinky Boots" last night at...
Prince 1958-2016
It is not hyperbole to say that Prince literally changed the way I thought of music. Growing up in Iowa in the late 70s and early 80s, most of the radio stations played country, classic rock, or farm reports and there was only one pop radio station that played,...
$50 for 50 by 50 #10: First Book
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. On an almost daily basis I rant against stupid people. I see them all the time on the commute into work,...
$50 for 50 by 50 #9: The Southern Poverty Law Center
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. I just read this astounding, horrifying, depressing, frightening article about a study performed by the...
$50 for 50 by 50 #8: Bill Foundation
I'm turning 50 this year and instead of whining about it, I'm trying to do something positive by donating $50 to 50 different charities before I'm 50 years old. Many years ago I outgrew my ability to file a 1040EZ form and required the aid of an accountant. Friends...
Deeper Dives
The Year of Living With Cancer
In 2012, I was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer. To help myself cope with it, I wrote about it. A lot. And yes, the picture of Angela and Jordan will make sense at some point if you read enough.
The Year of Living Differently
After cancer, I decided to try to mix things up and do something different every single day for a year. Did I make it?
50 for 50 by 50
To celebrate, or perhaps to distract myself from, my impending 50th birthday in 2016, I embarked on a project to give $50 to 50 different charities by the time I turned 50.
Gun Violence
A page full of facts to help you be better informed about the issues surrounding gun violence in the United states.