I have a friend, a work colleague who was diagnosed several years ago with a rare, terminal disease. The disease itself, the details are unimportant. The lessons, the examples that he sets, that’s where the richness resides. You see, the lessons are unintended and subtle. He is not a man of bravado. His perseverance is something we have all grown accustomed to over the years, yet we should not lose sight of the strength it takes for him to keep going through the ups and downs of his illness. continue reading

Music is universal. It’s language agnostic, politically agnostic and in some cases a way to unite the divided. For me, there is one voice, one catalog of music that I can chart the milestones of my life against. I will be showing my age for sure when I say that I am a child of the eighties and that as a result I am a huge Duran Duran fan. continue reading