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About Me

Married 14 years, father of one. Born, bred, and lived within the five boroughs for most of my adult life (schooled in New Jersey and Long Island). Currently involved with Autism Speaks and children's autism activism.

My Blog

Nine Trips in Seven Days

Sunday - Piano performance in the city (w/the kid)Monday - Bring the kid to schoolTuesday - Bring the kid to school. But there' s a water main break. Take the kid home and come back to work.Wed  Brin...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:24:00 GMT

Train Tickets, Lost and Found

We went to the South Street Seaport for the Autism Walk on Sunday.My wife had a MetroCard for the subway and so did I, as well as my monthly LIRR ticket and next month's ticket, which had arrived a da...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:06:00 GMT

Fade In Screenwriting Award Update

Timeline:Entered the Fade In screenwriting contest - fall 2006Received call that I was the winner for comedy - July 2, 2007Coverage of FAMILY friend arrives - January 2008First issue of Fade In Magazi...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 06:30:00 GMT

Pedro Martinez

Two games into their regular season and the New York Mets have already lost their 3 starter for up to a month.Pedro Martinez throws less than five innings and goes down with a pulled hammie.Figures.An...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:27:00 GMT

Days Off Coming

A couple of wacky work weeks coming.My company gave everyone Monday December 24 off - since most people would either be out anyway, or take off very early in the day. So that makes it a three-day work...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:04:00 GMT

Script Coverage: Thanks But No Thanks

So I won the FADE IN ONLINE screenwriting contest in July (best comedy).One of the prizes was "coverage" by an industry professional.But here's where it gets tricky - professional coverage is usually ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:55:00 GMT

SFN Down

Bummer.There's a hole in my day.
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:13:00 GMT

Seinfeld’s Bee Movie

Well, we saw it.Enjoyed it.But wondered what the hell the big deal was.It's not a spectacular. It's not based on existing material. For an animated film these days, that's great news. They are mostly ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:24:00 GMT

Springsteen Tonight!

Bruce Springsteen tonight at MSG. Perhaps you've heard of him.First saw Bruce at the Meadowlands arena (indoor show) for the Born in the USA tour. Then back at the Meadowlands (Continental by that tim...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:58:00 GMT

Student of the Month!

Ben was named student of the month for his kindergarten class.Of course, there are only 4 children in his program, so he had a 25 percent chance of winning right there.But that's sour grapes...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:14:00 GMT