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Don Lafferty

Just Do It!

About Me


I miss my friends and family when I’m away but I need to hit the road every now and then.
I thought I wasn’t easy to get along with but it turned out that it wasn’t always me, and that’s a good feeling.
And yes, I’m a risk junkie who’d forgotten how much fun it is to take risks. It’s nice to have that back again.
And even though I still drive a ton, I’m cutting back on the traffic tickets. It’s really cramping my social life and it’s just too freakin’ expensive!
I’ve even cut back on the coffee while my other vices blossom and lead me into the kind of fun trouble I’d forgotten all about.
I still look back on so many parts of my past (including my failed marriage!) as some of the best times of my life, but I know that I have so many more ahead because every day is a blast in so many ways, with closing doors and opening windows all around me.
And I’m going to keep on telling people what I think and how I feel. Holding my tongue has never worked out, it’s only allowed the assholes to gain more ground.
I'm the lucky father of four amazing kids and I’m proud of every one of them every day. I continue to make it hard for them in a lot of ways, but I’m afraid these are our paths in this life, and can only hope that in the end Love really will endure. I think if you asked them they’d agree.
And I love to tell stories – ask anybody who knows me - especially true stories so if you read something I’ve written, even if I say it’s fiction, there’s definitely a ribbon of truth running through it. And if you think that’s you in my story, it probably is, and if you don’t like it, tough shit.
It doesn't necessarily mean I don't love you.

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My Interests

Travel ~ Pacifico ~ Museums ~ Jameson ~ Football ~ Cabernet ~ Coaching Kids ~ Helping Strangers ~ Interesting Hotel Lobbies ~ Europe ~ Hotelito in February ~ Movies ~ Live Music ~ Parties ~ People ~ Being Scared ~ My Baby

Music:

The Beatles ~ Elvis Costello ~ Marvin Gaye ~ The B-52's ~ Damien Rice ~ Steve Tyrell ~ Michael Buble ~ The Doobie Brothers ~ Oasis ~ Coldplay ~ Eric Clapton ~ Box Scaggs ~ Squeeze ~ Dusty Springfield ~ Motown ~ Philly Soul

Movies:

All The Godfather Flicks – True Romance – Forrest Gump - Braveheart - Gladiator - True Lies – Trading Places – Closer – Sliding Doors – Night of the Living Dead – Munich – Jaws – Taxi Driver – Terminator I, II and III - Goodfellas – Eternal Sunshine – Big – Caddyshack – Animal House – Vacation – Jackass I & II, The Buddy Holly Story – Jurrasic Park – Star Wars – American Graffiti – Blue Velvet – Superman – Spiderman – Batman – Saving Private Ryan – Something About Mary – Home Alone – Lord of the Rings – Tales From the Crypt – Creepshow – King Kong (all of them) – The Natural – The Candidate – Seconds – The Odd Couple – Oceans Eleven – Top Gun – Papillion – Bridge over the River Kwai – The Outlaw Josie Wales – Dirty Harry – Boogie Nights – Halloween – Airplane - The Reanimator - The Dirty Dozen

Television:

Tell Me You Love Me ~ How It's Made ~ 24 ~ The Office ~ Modern Marvels ~ Entourage ~ The Sopranos ~ Family Guy ~ Seinfeld ~ Curb Your Enthusiasm ~ Any Reality Show Where People Get Whacked and Cry ~ Monday Night Football ~ The Simpsons

Books:

On The Road - Jack Kerouac ~ Ghost Road Blues - Jonathan Maberry ~ Parenting Youth Athletes the Ripken Way - Cal Ripken and Rick Wolff ~ The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown ~ Angels and Demons - Dan Brown ~ Tête á Tête ~ On Writing - Spephen King ~ Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties - Robert Stone~ Anything Hemmingway ~ Games People Play - Eric Berne, M.D. ~ The Four Elements for Writers - Jerry Waxler

Heroes:

My Grandparents who worked hard, hung together for life and appeared happy to do it, my parents who are always there for me, my sister who has endured much in her journey to be happy, law enforcement and firefighters for taking care of me and my family and the educators who nurtured my love of reading.

My Blog

An Evening with My Daughters and a Spy

Click here to visit my blog. ...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:27:00 PST

Grab a copy of Home Business Magazine today

It's available on newsstands and in all major bookstores nationally.   You'll find me in the December issue railing on about the ways small business can benefit from online social networking. &nb...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:22:00 PST

Berlin

I've been home since last Friday but I'm not quite back from Berlin just yet. The busy holiday weekend made it tough to get my feet back on the ground, not to mention the trip itself... The Hotel de...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:02:00 PST

Block Party!

Hollins Road this afternoon...   A Snapshot of Last Year's Festivities         ...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:26:00 PST

Mikes July Writer Salon is a Hit

Mike's July Writer's Salon is a Hit Here's a summary of topics we covered at the Writer's Salon hosted by Mike this past Tuesday. First, we'd all like to thank Blaze Kelly Coyle, actress, journa...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:47:00 PST

Procession of Saints at Philly's Italian Market

Last May my dad and I spent an impromptu day at the Italian Market in South Philly. On the occasion of Father's day I'd like to remember that afternoon by giving my friends a&...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:03:00 PST

See My Article in Home Business Magazine

Look for my article  Should MySpace be Part of Your Internet Strategy?: Make This Online Community Part of Your E-Strategy in the May/June 2007 issue of   Home Business M...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:08:00 PST

Tips for the Rookie Coach - Curious Parents Magazine

Look for my article Tips for the Rookie Coach in the April 2007 issue of Curious Parents ...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:20:00 PST

Self Marketing Through MySpace

Setting Up Your MySpace Choose your MySpace content with the objective of conveying the appropriate message about you and your business. Remember, there is nothing traditional about the MySpace enviro...
Posted by Don Lafferty on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:22:00 PST