6 FEB 2021
Father Peter M. Rinaldi and the Escape from Plato's Cave
Father Peter M. Rinaldi, in 1993
A SYNChronicity of Events:
Neatly nestled between the birthdays of John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith, my Son will make his Confirmation…
Nov 14 2020
14 November 2020, this week in History
14 November 2020
What a Week it has been…
This Veterans Day was also the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower Landing. This week saw the 245th Anniversary of the US Marines, during the 250th Anniversary of Beethoven and the the…
Nov 12 2020
Death to Moby Dick, a Love Story (Available soon!)
Just received the first Hardcover printing of "Death to Moby Dick, a Love Story." The sequel to Melville's Moby Dick will be ready for you and your gift list soon! Especially for those of you who have thoroughly enjoyed "Ahab,…
Jun 11 2020
Keynote for Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, 27 June 2016
27 June 2016
a Commencement Speech
for the Graduates and Beautiful, Great kids of Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music
Though delivered just 3 days after the funeral,
this speech was written prior to the eulogy written for my…
Mar 19 2020
The Story of Mrs. Han & Stormworks
for 21 March 2020
On the Birthday of JS Bach
“The Story of Mrs. Han & Stormworks”
Several years ago, we made “the rounds” to our favorite Sushi lady, Mrs. Han. Something was different. Above her beautiful smile and always…
Mar 19 2020
Death to Moby Dick, a Love Story (Coming Soon!)
“The echoey sounds of stretching and cracking ice filled the inlet. The surround had become an arena, an eternal, unearthly battleground. The white whale broke the surface slowly. Inching forward, it broke the ice ahead of its brow, sending mountainous…
Dec 17 2019
Just Another Hill!
Thoughts on Death to Moby Dick, a Love Story. “Just another hill, Isaac. Just another damned hill!”
The echoey sounds of stretching and cracking ice filled the inlet. The surround had become an arena, an eternal, unearthly battleground. The…
Oct 24 2019
The Wishing Well
In December of 2011, while doing some Christmas shopping, I saw a man wearing a WWII Veterans cap. Over the years, I seem to have acquired a homing-beacon to such Men and Women. I feel an instant duty to put…
Oct 24 2019
The Psychology of Success
If you’ve ever seen the movie, RUDY… (with an excellent score by Jerry Goldsmith!) … you will see something of the “Psychology of Success” in action. As Henry Hartman said: “Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity.”
Is that…
Oct 24 2019
Failure is Not an Option, It's a Target!
We are tuned to believe that “failure” is something to be avoided, when quite the contrary, failure is a target point. Warning… we are about to redefine “failure” in ways that exceed the normal usage of the word.
Let’s look…
Oct 24 2019
The Only Thing to Fear
The Only Thing to Fear…
As it reads in a recent STORMWORKS Score: “STORMWORKS is a Life-lesson in “positive obsession,” the rigorous regard for History and its Heroes, the pursuit of transcendent Love despite the storms of the world and…
Sep 18 2019
One of many Incredible Stories of SYNC surrounding Kakehashi: THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
19 SEP 1945 is the 74th Anniversary of President Truman awarding General Jonathan Wainwright, the Medal of Honor.
Citation: Distinguished himself by intrepid and determined leadership against greatly superior enemy forces. At the repeated risk of life above and…