IT’S HARD TO BE SAD about someone who died at 91, who lived at full-speed to the end and who left a legacy far greater than even he, a man of infinite imagination, could possibly dream. Ray Bradbury was all these things — not to mention a literary hero to geek-kind and, for me, oneContinue reading “In Memoriam: Remembering “Gentle Genius” Ray Bradbury”
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Memories Lost and What They Leave Behind
I’VE SAID BEFORE, and I almost believe it to be true, that losing my memory after my dad died was the best thing that ever happened to me. After all, you can’t mourn for something you never had. My mind created the ultimate defense against loss: The inability to recall every having lost in theContinue reading “Memories Lost and What They Leave Behind”
Enduring Symbols of Hope and Grace
First there was Hope. Alexandra Hope, my daughter, entered the world more than 12 years ago, her middle name given to remind us of what we’ve lost and what we must seek – hope for the future, for a life worth having lived, for peace now and always. Then there was Grace. Cecilia Grace, Alexandra’sContinue reading “Enduring Symbols of Hope and Grace”
Being Connected Isn’t the Same as Being Social
I’m connected to my extended family – cousins, an uncle and assorted other relatives beyond my immediate biological circle. I know some of them. Others I couldn’t pick out of a crowd. Nevertheless, we are connected. But we are not social. We don’t hang out. We don’t call or write beyond the annual holiday nod.Continue reading “Being Connected Isn’t the Same as Being Social”
Four Life Lessons We Can Learn from Ghosts
I saw a ghost at my aunt’s house on Sunday. I didn’t just see it, either — I spoke to it, touched it and, I hope, gave it some peace. This ghost’s name was Dan, he was my cousin, and he was dying. An aggressive cancer was eating away his stomach and closing his throat.Continue reading “Four Life Lessons We Can Learn from Ghosts”
Blogging is Stupid, Twitter is Lame and Facebook is Dumb
My daughter doesn’t think I’m cool. She thinks I’m a geek — not in the good Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs way, but rather in the “who gives a crap whether Picard or Kirk was the better Star Trek captain and besides isn’t the captain played by Chris Pine now?” This used to bother me.Continue reading “Blogging is Stupid, Twitter is Lame and Facebook is Dumb”
On Being Human During the Holidays
(The following post originally ran Nov. 21, 2007, and has become a holiday tradition of sorts. For those who have read it before, please pardon the repetition — and for those who are reading it for the first time, I hope it serves as a reminder of what this holiday, and being human, is allContinue reading “On Being Human During the Holidays”
An Apology: My Social Media Confession
On behalf of myself as a professional communicator, I want to apologize. If you are a company, I’ve misled you. If you are a consumer, I’ve used you. And as much as I’d like to change the future, there may be no turning back. Somehow I managed to take the most engaging and exciting advancementsContinue reading “An Apology: My Social Media Confession”
Rules for the Modern Journalist — One More Time
In the spirit of being “green” (and mostly because I was looking in the BTF archives anyway), following is a portion of a recycled blog post from February 2006. I thought the information was still relevant and accurate, which also goes to show that while it’s easy to think things are changing too fast, oftenContinue reading “Rules for the Modern Journalist — One More Time”
After the Fire…
Driving home to Orange County under a blood orange sun, surrounded by the ashen smell of a million people’s pain, I thought about the randomness of it all. Ray Siposs, a video producer based in the San Diego County town of Vista, was okay but unsure when he would receive the almost inevitable evacuation order.Continue reading “After the Fire…”
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