Some people say that your sense of smell is the sense closest connected to your memory.  Some scientists would agree.  To me, one of the strongest memory triggers is the flash of a few notes of a great song.  Music, for me, does more than just heal my sometimes broken soul when it needs soothing the most.  It’s a time machine that transports me back to places that I had long forgotten I ever visited. It’s unexpected reminders of good …

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None of us who know Brendan will ever forget the moment when we heard about his accident. The tale of the ricocheting cars colliding on our familiar South Florida highway and the nightmare that began to unfold, and continues to evolve now, three years later.
Most of us remember Brendan this way -

Brendan’s wonderfully loving and dedicated family now cope with rehabilitating a son that is lost inside his own damaged brain, the result of a crash that broke bones …

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Just wanted to announce quickly that I slightly edited the “Clips” page of my online portfolio.  It had been a while since I actually sat down and linked individually to each and every one of my published clips, which I realized could be hurting me pretty badly during this job hunt.  So, all of my clips are now simply a click away, organized in a complete list.  I had more than I even remembered.

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I’ve been back in the country for a week now. No more excuses for not posting some photos from my four-week nine-country European excursion. Once of these days I’d like to transpose the written journal I kept onto the Web at some other blog location. For now, Europe in photos…

Guinness Storehouse – Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

Travelers

Arc de Triomphe – Paris, France

Notre Dame – Paris, France

Eiffel Tower – Paris, France

Paragliding in the Alps – Interlaken, Switzerland

Interlaken, Switzerland

Florence, Italy

SpeckFest …

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It’s been a while. Shame on me. What’s been keeping me so busy, you ask?
1. Spring Break. Three girlfriends and I spent five fabulous nights on the Norwegian Jewel cruising around the Gulf of Mexico to the Cayman Islands and Cozumel, Mexico. It was my first extravagant spring break with real plans, and I couldn’t have asked for a more relaxing or more fun vacation. It was the last spring break we’ll probably ever have, and …

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