And Do Many Old Men Today Think Of Sex The Way Socrates Did? When I was in my teens and early twenties I never thought I’d live past 30,...

One of my old friends is a worldwide celebrity now. He was just coming up when we first met 30-40 years ago. Now no one in the world...

Don't give yourself away My mom loved music. When she was growing up she was a big Frank Sinatra fan, as all her friends were— including...

I’ve been wanting to say a few words on the passing this week of the greatest record executive I ever met, the legendary Mo Ostin. He was...

The first time I met Timothy Leary, it didn’t count. I didn’t know who he was. I was just a high school kid— between sophomore and junior...

I woke up to dozens of well-meaning e-mails saying the senders hope I feel better. I don’t feel better. I feel worse. You always feel...

Do you ever try making a “deal” with God? A common one would be something to the effect of promising to never do something bad again if...

My friend Roland has been in Laos for his summer vacation, but he decided to spend the last week of it on a remote, undeveloped Thai...

Also Cancer I was talking with a congressman yesterday who I respect tremendously. He was talking to me about campaign mailers and how...

Since I posted Hitchhiker-Part 1 a week or so ago, it was probably as obvious to you as it was to me that there is at least a Part 2...

Since writing a totally random page, I kissed a boy, for a possible biography a few days ago, a lot of people asked me about my assertion...

I always wanted to kiss a boy-- ever since I was a child. But I didn't understand that I was gay and it was a total societal no-no... so...