11/26/25 – Well, Chris, next time just tag me by name and spare the subtext. No need to be subtle when calling a man out of his cave.
Continue readingHip Note No. 5: On Complicated Relationships with “The Outside” (sp?)
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So… This is How I Walk Now?
11/18/2025 – … amid the slow swirl of appointments, meds, and blood draws, I caught a glimpse of me in a reflection and noticed I had quietly exited the “normal ambulation” club somewhere along the way.
Continue readingHip Note #4: The Shelf Life of a Dream
11/9/25 – Let us embrace these open-ended invitations to reinvent ourselves.
Continue readingHip Note #3: Keep the Kid On The Payroll
10/29/25 – The secret to staying creative?
Continue readingNo Time Limit on Becoming
10/13/2025 – It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be…
Continue readingThe Well That Never Runs Dry
See what Maya has to say when we worry that it’s been too long since we’ve exercised that creativity muscle.
Continue readingIntroducing Hip Note Therapy
And how did that make you feel?
Continue readingHey Boomer, Don’t Fade Away – A Little Love Letter (and Nudge) to the Generation of Steves
Boomers – we’re still (mostly) here. Still (mostly) upright. And now, largely unburdened by meetings, parent-teacher conferences, or climbing the corporate ladder, we’ve got something we never had in our supposed prime: time and perspective.
Continue readingAfter the Applause: A Little Love Letter
The show closed. And yes, that’s a little sad. Like finishing a good book or waving goodbye at the airport – one of those soft heartbreaks that’s really just gratitude with nowhere else to go. But let’s not forget: in a world overflowing with unfinished scripts, almost-musicals, and “maybe-next-summers,” The Fork actually opened. Curtain up. Lights on…. Continue reading