Monday Morning Mojo

I have adopted San Francisco as a city. My wonderful cousin, Eric, lives out there and I visit him every year. He is a great tour guide and has taken me to the Castro, the Mission, Haight-Ashbury, the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, the cable cars, and to close surroundings like Napa Valley and Sacremento. […]

Gregos creates street art in France, often using 3-dimensional faces. His work above expresses what words cannot, feelings seeking expression. What do we do in the face of tragedy? How do we bear what cannot be borne? It changes us irrevocably, like a splash of white in an otherwise dark head of hair. The trauma

Late last night my cousin, Eric, and I were walking home after a long day of visiting good friends. As we walked by the Town Hall we saw how the entire city was lit in blue and yellow to show solidarity with Ukraine during the Russian invasion and violence taking place as we walked. Eric

Saturday I was heading out to test drive hybrid vehicles as my current car’s lease expires June 1. I was looking toward it as a “have to” activity that was going to take up a chunk of my Saturday with car salespeople; ie, I was not looking forward! I love to drive and I am

I am currently working on two Grand Challenges, the Ultrasound Proficiency Grand Challenge – by 2030, every user of medical ultrasound in the world will be proficient, ensuring patient safety and increasing equity in healthcare; and the Mental Health Anti-Stigma Grand Challenge – to eradicate the stigma associated with mental health across the nation. Each

With family members, it is oh so obvious how connected we are. We know each other’s proclivities, each other’s likes and dislikes. It’s easy to see how a family is a unit that works together (albeit dysfunctionally at times) to get things done. It’s a little harder with a neighborhood these days for most. Some

You probably already know that my wife is an award-winning singer-songwriter here in DC. Her song, A Little Note, won the Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies) best song of the year when it came out. Her album, Heart of the Great Unknown, received a Wammie for Contemporary Folk Album when it debuted. That album has

Mental and substance-abuse disorders are prevalent. They are also among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in our country. Worldwide they are leading causes of suffering and death. About 20% of Americans will experience a mental health problem or substance abuse issue in their lifetime. Yet only a small percentage will seek treatment. For example,

As we celebrate one of America’s greatest leaders, Martin Luther King, Jr, it is important to recognize the powerful leaders he surrounded himself with such as his wife, Coretta Scott King, Bayard Rustin (pictured with King above), and Hosea Williams. Not only did Coretta Scott King raise their four children, but she also traveled around

Writing for All About Jazz, music critic David Rickert stated that the Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong collaborations were “a match made in heaven” and, “Their work together is a highlight of the 1950s, a busy time for classic vocal jazz records, and both were in fine form on these dates, Fitzgerald’s sweetly melodic voice