I discovered the Socratic method many years ago and found it fascinating. When you start asking people questions and digging deeper into what people are feeling and thinking, they tend to either feel cornered or threatened – or realize what they were thinking didn’t make sense after all. With this newsletter, I‘ll share some of…
Read more“Social” Media
Social media. So many are afraid of it. So many find it negative, harmful, a waste of time, a drain…and yes, sometimes that is true. I find it powerful. It’s how I met Brandi. I had a blog many years ago about fatherhood/family/divorce/social issues that I used as a way to vent and express my…
Read moreBreaking Car Culture
They “broke car culture” on 14th street. Yea!!! Wooo hoo!!! Wait…Isn’t it already broken when 80% of New Yorkers don’t own a car? The city council of New York banned cars on 14th Street in Manhattan. Now do it on 23rd, 34th, 42nd, 72nd, 86th, 96th, 116th, 125th, 145th, 2nd Ave, Park Ave, Lexington, Madison,…
Read moreIt Takes A Village- Even In The City
As I was walking up 8th ave with my son, a random man walking down saw my little man’s Afro. I think he felt so strongly about the fro, so he wanted to stop him give him props and show him some love for bringing the style back. He asked my son if he knew…
Read moreMy First Press Conference – National Parents Organization
My first press conference. I recently became a co-chair of the New York affiliate of the National Parents Organization. We work to ensure that fit and willing parents receive equal time with their children during and after separation and divorce. It’s a nonprofit that works to help children enjoy the benefits of having both parents…
Read moreThe San Remo
I decided to take a little walk down Central Park West this afternoon. As I was admiring the buildings on this side of the park, an older man named Frank asked if I liked this building, the San Remo. Of course I said yes, and we struck up a conversation. He’s been here 40 years,…
Read moreKentucky makes history with new joint custody law
From 2018: “It’s a first of its kind law in the state of Kentucky. After signing HB528, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin makes Kentucky the first state to give legal presumption for joint custody in divorce proceedings. Matt Hale of the National Parents Organization has been an advocate for the law and believes we could see…
Read moreAstoria SoundWorks
This looks like it will be my new spot to practice and/or rehearse. Traveling to midtown is becoming more and more painful as I age (lol!). The crowds, the subway..nah..I’ll go right from the Bronx to this spot, I’ll park my car and I’m good. It’s actually a really nice rehearsal space. This will have…
Read moreModern Love Redux: Readers Offer Their Own Honest Thoughts on Marriage
An excerpt: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/fashion/modern-love-redux-readers-offer-their-own-honest-thoughts-on-marriage.html?WT.mc_id=2015-AUGUST-FB-GY-AUD_DEV-0801-0831&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=AUDDEVREMARK&_r=2 TED DAVID, NEW YORK I agree with the comment that getting married should be the hard thing. Getting divorced should be easier and not seen as something to be ashamed of. I certainly don’t view the divorced as failures. They are moving on to a better place. Good for them. We fail younger…
Read moreWork-Life Balance
Two high-powered women in tech — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg — are leading the debate about women, equality in the workplace and work-life balance. This week on New Tech City, WNYC reporter Anna Sale talks to women in New York City’s tech scene about what they think of the messages coming down from…
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