INTOUCH Magazine
Tagged under: COMMUNITY | VOICE
Safe and Sound
Sunlight streamed through the window, signaling the start of a new day.
Stretching, I sat up in bed, pulling open the curtains to see the sun rising above the buildings of Tokyo.
Fourth and Millions
Each year, college football players are slightly bigger and faster.
The business of college football, however, has been changing at a more rapid pace, and with stunning force.
From the Ashes
“The fire trucks are here,” my wife said as she shook me awake.
“We have to go!” I could tell it was serious by the alarm in her voice. It was 1 o’clock in the morning on August 8.
Sax and the City
Jet-lagged and barely an hour into my first visit to Tokyo, I wandered into the HMV record store in Ginza. It was 1997.
I found myself flicking through jazz CDs. It was a sort of antidote to the time-difference delirium and a connection to home in England, where I was a frequent visitor to music shops.
Drawing a Blank
What do you mean leave it blank?” I incredulously asked my art teacher as we sat in the grounds of a tranquil temple outside Tokyo.
I was sketching a garden of spider lilies and stone statues. Having finished the main subjects, I wanted to fill the rest of the page with clouds, birds, trees and more. Why stop when I had so many colors with which to work?
Savored Moments
It was January 2019 when I lit up my first cigar at the Club.
I was following that time-honored tradition of smoking a cigar to celebrate the birth of a child. In my case, it was the arrival of my grandson, Leo.