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Everyone has heard of Mr. Perfect, but allow me to introduce Mr. Christy Hughes who is perfectly Mr. Ireland! It was a true treat to sit down with Christy -- we talk Ireland, the Irish Inn of Glen Echo , Patty's day, and all the craic that is good and all the good that is craic! CHEERS!

The concluding book of the Lord Of The Rings is The Return Of The King and in movie mode it runs 4:30.  The books are beyond compare and have become the legendarium of a nation.  Their epic cinematic production that took place 20 years ago on the other side of the world in what is widely considered the most beautiful country in the world, New Zealand, for movies set a new bar.  I have thorough enj...

PAUL ANGELO MEDINA has been a friend of mine since childhood -- and since then Paul has done a lot.  Paul's latest and greatest achievement has been the founding of CAPITAL ENERGY TRAINING -- a premier personal training experience .   What separates Paul from the rest of the training field is his expertise in kinesiology -- a comprehensive mastery of how the body moves and how all its parts i...

Jack Rolle was a student at Mater Dei when he got diagnosed with cancer. He beat it and has a scar over his right eye as a reminder. Life is precious and Jack got this life lesson at a young age, and since, Jack has followed his heart and is now 23 and is touring the nation and playing the music that he has created and loves. Jack passion is how we are all called to live. ONE LOVE Thank you, Jack,...

PIZZA! PIZZA!  And I am not talking Little Caesars hot and ready.  The pizza game has been reinvented and reimagined, and CHRIS BRADY has been at its vanguard since 2014.  That's the better part of a decade that Chris and TIMBER PIZZA   have created, curated, concocted, cured, collaborated, cranked, carved pizzas of the most delicious in crave.  THE TIMBER PIZZA is Neapolitan in roots, and tr...

Mackey Chase is a 7th grader at Mater Dei School; I met Mackey as a first grader -- that many years ago.  1st grade PE began, and it did not take long for Brian Danver and I to pick up on  Mackey's passion for the Cincinnati Bengals, who at the time and for a longer time had been a punching bag for much of the NFL.  Now the Bengals are going to the Super Bowl.  Mackey talks about his favorite...

Matthew is not only a musical maven, he is a like-minded, intelligent, curious friend.  Matt and I taught together at Mater Dei, and it is there that he also taught me piano.  Matt is a local treasure, a national treasure of musical knowledge, and it was a true treat to just even scratch the surface. Thank you, my brother!

HOPE, LOVE, HOPE LOVE -- that is how I'd like to sum up The Two Towers, and life. I hope that you might love and love that you might hope and enjoy this Soliloque! Happy Sunday, folks, and love you all -- truly.

The greatest medicine is to teach someone how not to need it. At Well and Wonder Studio, we offer classes and products that help alleviate stress and boost the spirit so you can rediscover the balance and beauty in your life. All are welcome! -- The Well & Wonder Mission Well, well -- oh do I wonder -- why you would not run not walk (safely in this chilly and at times slick weather) to WELL &a...

Baby, it's cold outside is right!  It went from a balmy December to a frigid January kinda in a snap.  As I type from my warm studio and as many may being sipping coffee or coco in comfort, there are many who are shivering.  To help alleviate the shivers -- enter THE STAY WARM CHALLENGE!  The Stay Warm Challenge is a charitable competition to raise money to form Stay Warm Bundles, which consi...

Yianni Konstantopoulos knows real estate.  During the season that is cold, we talk high heat . . . . . real estate, family, Georgetown Prep, the COVID effect, and listen to some great music along the way.  Yianni is an old face, who has fast become a new friend.  I wish him and his team, THRIVE, all the abundance of success.  Good things happen when you lead with your heart -- and that is exactly...

ONE EPIC SAGE TO RULE THEM ALL; ONE EPIC SAGA TO FIND THEM; ONE EPIC SAGA TO BRING THEM ALL AND IN THE DARKNESS BIND THEM. This is how I feel about these movies.  I hope that you enjoy this treatise and tribute to the best trilogy of them all.

What a treat!  It was the highlight of my year to talk with a true gentleman, scholar, coach, kind soul, Coach Rob Bordley.  I always heard stories and of the local lacrosse legend, and was at times encouraged to hate him.  But I kinda always knew that was weird -- how can you hate love.  That is what Rob Bordley is -- love in an intelligent, empathetic, creative, generous, humorous way.  I learne...

Neo is manifest.  Neo is incarnate.  Neo’s training is complete.  Neo is the highest iteration of Neo.  It is like breaking the light barrier – Neo becomes light.  Neo doesn’t need to dodge bullets.  To Neo, there are no bullets.  Neo charges, turns to light, and enters Mr. Smith, and explodes him into infinity.  Neo does the impossible.  Neo becomes the impossible, explodes it, and by doing so be...

Christy is friends with the other Kristi who was on the podcast last month and now someone I am happy to call friend.  Christy walked in the door a stranger that a friend said has lived a dynamic, driven, daring life and that she should tell her story; speak her passion.  Christy did just that, and over the course of a couple hours I gained another friend.  I am very thankful for that and for the...

Kevin Sheehan needs no introduction -- but I will anyway.  Kevin has built a 15 year career on talking about the mercurial yet always desirable professional sports of the Nation's Capital.  We talk 'skinnies, NFL Covid-craze, and salt & pepper.   Kevin is a busy man, but however busy Kevin is, he is spades more generosity & kindness. Thanks you, Kevin -- it is always a treat!!!

Relationships of all kinds define life.  Social or the human politic is one of the most basic, foundational elements of what it is to be human -- and perhaps because relationships are so essential, they are infinitely complex.   Adele knows people; Adele knows relationships, and spends much of her waking hours trying to delve deeper into this individual yet universal and ever-so-beautiful element...

Red Notice is Netflix biggest production ever and it is a caper film -- I delve into the later idea -- come with me!!!

King Richard is Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams.  He had a dream and a vision, he executed, and help sisters become the two best tennis players of all time.  I hope you enjoy my words. Mov. Me -- A Sunday (or Monday) Soliloque

Jessica, You were such a breathe of fresh air -- after we got past the reality that we don't quite know the right song for the intro, you started riffing on what you love -- and that is helping people, and more specifically, those people who are hungry.  In your own words (if you don't mind) -- if I didn't have to work, I would just help people all the time -- #rolemodel Thank you,...

Eric and is brother Alex and father Dickie know restaurants.  It can be sometimes hard for family to get along, furthermore to do business together -- the Heidenberger's defy conventional that wisdom -- in a big way!  The trio have created some of the coolest and iconic spots on both sides of the big bridge -- Bottom Line, Mad Hatter, Starboard, Mango Mike's -- to name four of their scor...

I call Devin -- "MADMAN" -- mostly because I have always been mad about how cool Devin Madden is -- kinda period, full-stop.  Devin and I talked long and hard about life -- gee-golly -- it was such a treat to talk with an old friend   Love you all.  

This is a story about a story that is the movie, Hereditary.  As I put pen to paper, my thoughts and emotions abruptly turned to my own hereditary, the cross-roads I am at in life, and my late father. I hope you enjoy this little Sunday sampler!!! Happy Thanksgiving -- oh, yes, it has begun!!!

Kristi and I shared an apartment building (along with many others) and got to know each other about a decade ago.  Kristi is an entrepreneur, starting her own dog walking business and now recruiting firm.  We talk about this some, but mostly about life.  We go deep and we go long -- 2.5 hours -- my longest podcast by far -- and I am proud of that because I am finding my rhythm and Kristi was such...

Brendan and I went to high school together at Georgetown Prep, our paths diverged, and now we converge.  Brendan did $100 million plus of loan production last year.  I am not totally sure what that number means, but I do know that 100 is a good grade and put million behind hundred and you've got my attention.  B & I talk about all the stuff and have a ball doing it! Thanks for tuning in,...