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April 23, 2015I had a few hours to kill at Denver International Airport before my flight back to New York. Usually, I’m the guy that falls asleep the moment his head hits the seat, especially on a red-eye. Something about sharing a …
Posted in Blog | Tagged airport, branchez, denver, remix, rihanna, stay, video | 1 CommentTomorrow is my last day at CreativeMornings
March 19, 2015The first CreativeMornings I attended was on April 22, 2011. Craig Mod spoke in San Francisco, CA, and I remember getting chills as he described flying into Japan immediately after the 2011 earthquake. As I sat there, I had no …
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January 17, 2015A poem written from 30,000 feet
Posted in Blog | Tagged airplanes, flight, poem, poetry | Leave a comment‘The Ultimate Action Movie’
December 6, 2014You settle into your plush stadium seat, dead center, fourth row up. Arm rests down, there’s a half-cherry-half-Coke Icee with two straws in the cupholder to your left and a $6 box of Junior Mints to your right. The pre-movie …
Posted in Blog, Ponderings | Tagged action movies, fast furious, gladiator, mission impossible, the rock, vin diesel | Leave a commentIn One Room: Reflecting on the first CreativeMornings Summit
November 5, 2014This month, CreativeMornings plans to celebrate its 100th city. Somewhere, a volunteer team will apply for the license to start a “chapter,” and eventually that team will wake up bright and early to setup breakfast and open the doors to their first morning lecture.
Posted in Blog | Tagged creative, mornings, summit | 2 CommentsLess Obvious Lessons From The Last 50 Events I’ve Organized
October 18, 2014I’ve always found myself organizing events. From planning the dance to helping with concerts in college to the dozens of CreativeMornings lectures in the past few years, I gravitate towards the magic of the live show. I landed in New …
Posted in Blog | Tagged events, lessons, organizing, planning, tips | 2 CommentsAn 8th Grade Poem: The Monk, The Monkeys, and The Moo-moo Tree
August 6, 2014My late grandfather wrote poems throughout his life. I remember my mother showing me dozens of these sheets of paper filled with his handwriting that mom had kept safe and started to transcribe, even translate. She has often said, “The arts …
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentI dedicate this one to Jonathan Harris
August 1, 2014Jonathan Harris is one of those people who sticks with me as a source of inspiration. He’s just always there, Mr. 27, making me think differently. Let’s take this Friday afternoon to memorialize a few of my favorite Harris-isms that I can’t but help but periodically ponder.
Posted in Blog, Ponderings | Tagged inspiration, jonathan harris, number27 | Leave a commentThe cab driver that could have been a millionaire
May 19, 2014My girlfriend taught me to talk to my cab drivers. She would tell me stories about her taxi chats, always asking the same questions, “where did you grow up?” and “what are your favorite places eat?”
Posted in Blog, Ponderings | Tagged if only, real estate, williamsburg | Leave a commentThe Poetic Wax of Weightlifting
March 15, 2014As far as I can remember, my first “gym” experience was early high school when P.E. class featured a weight training unit. Hence, one fateful day my 130lb sophomore frame reluctantly strolled into the school’s weight room for the first …
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