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The ghosts of Christmas past: Adulthood
It was over Christmas break in my freshman year of college that I wrote a letter confessing my love. I was better at confession back then because it had only been a few years since I did so regularly. Religiously, even. The Christmases that followed over the next couple of decades with the recipient of… Read more
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The ghosts of Christmas past: Childhood
My first memories of Christmas are its smells. I’m getting a whiff of peppermint. And why is there a pine tree in the middle of the living room? Not that I mind. Quite the opposite. The cat likes to curl up under the blinking lights that excite all of us, even if they do make… Read more
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Now That It’s Christmastime
A lot of people don’t like Christmas music. For one thing, they start playing them too early in the year. They remind us of the darkest and coldest time of year, and of our childhood, which was a dark and cold time in some of our lives. I get it, but I’m not one of… Read more
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A List Of 25 Things To Be Thankful For
It’s Thanksgiving 2025 which makes this a good day to make a list of things to be thankful for. I’ll start: 1. The past, future, and eternal present (maybe that’s 3)2. Skin3. Dolphins4. Gravity5. The speed of light6. The light in your eyes 7. The pain of lost love8. Sexual attraction9. Suppressed laughter10. Tears of… Read more
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Hooray For Hollywood
When I was a child I thought there was a land of make-believe where the people in the fairy tales lived. When I got older I thought that just was the foolishness of childhood. Now that I’m older, I realize the land of make-believe does exist. I went there last week. The City of Angels… Read more
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Chatting With Mic
After the world premiere of Celeste Friedman’s wonderful film Love and Karma last weekend at the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles, I was invited to discuss my music (and other things) with the delightful Mic Diaz. Read more
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