You spend the last 30 years of your life and billions of your own money that you earned supporting humanitarian causes that you, yourself spend years researching and consulting with …
Category: On My Mind
It’s June— and no doubt, you’ll start seeing random posts for Gay Pride celebrations, parties, parades and events, as well as the now ubiquitous rainbow symbol which has come to …
A cancer diagnosis can be devastating. And to me, it was, indeed. But almost as fast as it hit me in the gut, I immediately spun it around and transformed …
December 12th was my 51st birthday. It was a day that I was receiving wonderful wishes of “χρόνια πολλά” (many years) με υγεία (with good health) from family and friends …
I don’t remember what year it was, but I was in Berkeley Hills Elementary School. I was taking part in a school play (yes, I was a drama queen from …
Years ago I earned the nickname “mykonosguy” from my close friends… I started visiting the island when I was 16 and have never stopped. (Read about my first experience here) …
Joann Pappas (Tzanakakis) of Pittsburgh, PA died peacefully in her home on June 29, 2018. She was 74 years old. Born in Hania on the island of Crete, in Greece, …
I visited Berlin last month on my way back from Greece. A European layover en route home is my new thing. Since I visit Greece often, I figured that a …
He’s white. He’s Christian. He’s American. His name is James Alex Fields and over the weekend, he marched in a White Supremacist rally in Virginia and then… got into his …
I am the son of an illiterate refugee who was admitted to this country— not because he was worthy, but because he was desperate. Desperate for a better life and …