These are uncertain times for sure... Never in my memory has there been as much fear and worry as I see today. Surely there have been deadly plagues and long senseless wars and heartless terrorism and natural disasters and mass murders in our world's history that I was not around for. Some I've seen. Just [...]
These last couple of weeks have been a bit unsettling. It's times like these that really test your faith. The only events I can compare it to are 9/11 and an impending Cat5 hurricane forecast. I've seen desparate people do crazy things, and that scares me. There's no shortage of news or opinions from everyone. [...]
It's been an interesting week... I don't have much experience with infectious diseases, but it does feel like the fear does not equal the panic. Though I'm a big believer in "better safe than sorry", some of what I've witnessed seems like people are going insane, and it appears that those that are the least [...]
As we begin a new series on Exodus, I'm reminded of my Hebrew heritage. Oddly, I wasn't even aware of the Israelite ancestry for the 1st decade of my life. When it was commanded by my grandparents that I must have a Bar Mitzvah, everything changed. All of a sudden, I was quite different from [...]
This week we only have 1 service at 9am because this is our annual Walk 4KIDS event. The 3 mile course meanders through the Davie neighborhood around the Broward Church, ending in a potluck picnic. The Walk benefits the 4KIDS local charity that supports the initiative to find forever homes for foster children in the [...]
When I lived in San Diego and started my fashion magazine, we needed a lot of help with the project. A few of my partner Ray's friends from NJ came out to assist us for a couple of months and we met a talented young man named Carlos Ramos in our travels. Carlos, a musician [...]
I've previously shared about a on again, off again 6 year relationship I had when I was a teenager in New Jersey. I met Lisa at a private beach that both of our families attended. We were both very young but it seemed like love at first sight. I carved our names into a picnic [...]
We had our annual community garage sale this weekend. Usually I would be the one treasure hunting and getting up early and going to as many as possible. I'd look for fishing items, sports memorabilia, or just something old and unusual. I've found art signed by Peter Max and Brito for less than $5. I've [...]
Today is SUPER BOWL Sunday, which started in 1967 when I was 5 years old. I don't remember much about the first 15 or so because I wanted to play more than watch. Some stand out. I do remember living in the NY/NJ area and it being a very big deal that Joe Namath guaranteed [...]
This week we had one of the coldest nights I can remember. It is such a pleasure sometimes to get some different weather as 85 during the day and 75 at night can be monotonous for most. I think the wind chill may have been in the 20s. I've always enjoyed Florida, though I didn't [...]