...Skipping Down The Cobblestones...

An Honest Thought...

it doesn't matter how fast you get there, you'll still only be exactly where you are.

I Miss You Every Day

An Honest Thought...

what is strange about the last 5 years, is that i have not mentioned Jerusalem, the city of David. i have so much to say, and feel so much at its very mention, that i do not know where to begin. i have never felt more at home or like i belong, then when i am walking inside the walls of the old city.

i have always felt a very strong connection to my name, David. i have carried it with pride as a connection to history to Israel and the Jewish people. and as i write this, it has dawned on me, perhpaps it is because of this that i feel so connected to David's ancient city. a step back in time, i can see life as it was then, as if it is a memory, not my imagination. i believe this memory is real and feel fortunate to have this connection. when i walk through the gates of the old city, i feel as if i have been there before and i often wonder who was with me. perhaps one day someone will invent a way to travel back in time and if they do, i hope they will stop here first, to take me back home.

i love all my memories and i will never forget you my city.

Love Hurts And Sometimes Even Kills

An Honest Thought

it's easier to deal with someone trying to kill you, than someone telling you they don't love you anymore

- Trace Adkins, comparing the pain of his first wife leaving him to his second wife who shot him.

It's All I Want To Be

An Honset Thought...

"you are a good jewish boy"

- Arnold Frieman after our lunch together.

From The Ashes

An Honest Thought...

"life is so beautiful"

-Arnold Frieman telling me the story of the Hefts and how they intorduced him to myra, who would later become his wife.

Their Backyard

An Honest Thought...

home team fans cheering the visiting team... that's the spirit of sport.

winning the cup, away.

Who's With Me?

An Honest Thought...


if i am not for others, then what am i and if not now, when.

something to live by.

Fatso

An Honest Thought...


if all i teach my kids is empathy, then it will be a job well done.

i was out with my 6 year old daughter and one of her friends this summer. while having lunch nesya's friend said to me "you're fat". i was a bit shocked but i can handle it. my daughter on the other hand, i could tell felt very bad for me and said to her friend "that wasn't nice, you don't call someone that" to which her friend made a referance to "fatso". it was one of my proudest moments. no only to hear my daughter stand up for me, but more importantly understand that what was said was mean, hurtful and not nice. i realized then that we have raised a good girl. as a parent, that's all you can ask for. i love my kids.

Better With Age

An Honest Thought...


in the next life you will be just right. it's just that this was your first time around.

A Chosen One

An Honest Thought...

i love being jewish. if i wasn't, i'd wish that i was.

People Will Look Up To Her

An Honest Thought...

i hope i have lived long enough to ensure my daughter has inherited my heart and soul. this will be my greatest gift to her and she will make sure my son follows in her footsteps.

Do You Hear What I Hear?

An Honest Thought...

i have lived my life in harmony and my days have always sounded sweet.

A Parents Job

An Honest Thought...

i don't want my kids to worry. i want them to be able to sleep without a care in the world. my sole purpose is to ensure that my children always feel safe. sleep like a baby, my baby.

The Road Home Is Never Long

An Honest Thought...

when a man grows old, he begins to find his way home.

-Grandma Walton

I May Have Been Here Before

An Honest Thought...

i wish i had lived long ago; if i had however, i wonder if i would have wished to live long before that...

I Hope I Find My Way

An Honest Thought...

i see many beautiful places in my dreams and i'd love to go there but don't know where they are or how to get there. i hope to find these places and take my children there some day.

When There Is Rhytm I Can't Sit Still

An Honest Thought...

but the whole point is to make music with your feet.

Tears For My Children

An Honest Thought...

i made my daughter cry today and remembering this, i cried tonight. there is no greater pain for me than of knowing i have pained those who i love.

Blood Sweat And Tears

An Honest Thought...

when you try so hard at something but don't succeed, the tears i shed are not because you have 'failed' but for the heart and soul you invested. i will always cry for you.

The Good Heart

An Honest Thought...

"...i don't hate you for your shortcomings, i forgive you..."

– Carolyn Ransby

Get'er Done

An Honest Thought...

"...it is easy to get things accomplished when you don’t care who gets the credit"

– Harry S Truman

Let Me Down Easy

An Honest Thought...

you can only be let down by those who are closest.

The Commodity Of Friendship

An Honest Thought...

new friends are much easier to find than old ones...
so i'm not looking that hard.

The Real Heavyweight Fight

An Honest Thought...

how much fight does a man have? and at what point does that man say, i've had enough.

-for sid

The Best Compliments Come from 5 Year Olds

An Honest Thought...

last night while putting my daughter to bed, she snuggled into me and said, "i don't want you to go anywhere because i've got the best parents in the whole world"

what have we done to deserve this gift?

so far, a life well lived.

A Higher Standard

An Honest Thought...

i wasn't good but i had good intentions.

Love Will Find The Way

An Honest Thought...

after six long months they were together again. i only saw a picture of the reunion but I could feel what they felt. it was beautiful. they were blind but now they see...