The Tillman Family Deserves the Truth – And So Does America

  Until I saw this cover of Sports Illustrated I hadn’t paid much attention to Pat Tillman. It’s a great photo—and an even greater story—of both the heroic and horrific kind.  Pat Tillman was the NFL player who gave up that career to enlist in the Army in 2002—along with his brother Kevin—as a patriotic … Read more

Bad Summer Vacations: At Least They’re Memorable

[Part 2 of a 3-part series on vacations. Part 1: 7/28/10] My most memorable vacation—in a bad way—was a road trip to the Grand Teton National Park. Ah yes, I remember it well… It was June 1966. That’s 6/66. You do the math. My family and I were going camping—at a campsite. The kind of … Read more

Eat Pray Love the Movie: an EPL Experience Worth Experiencing

The EPL Effect – Part 1 Yesterday the much-anticipated movie Eat Pray Love the Movie opened. I attended the first showing (around noon) at the 41st Avenue Cinema in Capitola, CA. If the size of that audience is any indication of the potential box office for this movie, it’s going to be a big success. … Read more