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Can a Minivan Be Cool?
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com I was speaking to a friend the other day about cars. For me, that alone was unusual, but this was an unusual conversation. Suddenly, for no particular reason he launched into a tirade about minivans. I understand people getting upset over the economy, the war in Iraq, healthcare, the [...]
One Paragraph, One Video
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com When last we met, I was discussing the nature of blogs. Some of them are short, creative gems offering little more than a video with one sentence of introduction along the lines of ”Check it out dudes, this video rocks!” And it usually does. At the other end of the [...]
Long Day’s Journey Into Blog
By Christopher Gabriel Blog Harbor and CGabriel.com In the 26 years I spent as a professional stage actor, I must have worked with at least 1,000 actors, if not a few more. And in the case of nearly every one of them, there was always the inevitable closing night party conversation regarding staying in touch. You know the [...]
Wandering Aimlessly at the Mall . . . and in Life
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor The fact the word “Mall” is in the title of this piece tells an awful lot about me. Yes, I go to malls. And not only do I go to them, I enjoy them. Usually. Most men I know refuse to admit they ever venture forth to these bastions of [...]
’72 Dolphins Praying for a Giant Win
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor As we inch closer to kick-off for Super Bowl XLII, the game itself will be preceded on various networks by the annual ritual of Pregame Shows from Hell. These programs really make you consider running out to the nearest Interstate and playing kickball at rush hour. They’ll serve up stories and interviews ranging from [...]
Wedginald Grows Up
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor For the past year, I’ve been following the progress of a young wheel of cheese named Wedginald. Yes, that’s right, I said cheese. Not Wedginald, my neighbor, or Wedginald, a little friend of my older daughter. Nope, it’s Wedginald, a wheel of cheese. Cheddar, to be exact. Some might argue I [...]
A Look Back, A Look Ahead . . . Some Things Don’t Change
By Christopher Gabriel, Blog Harbor Every December when New Year’s Eve rolls around, it’s long since been the norm for newspapers, magazines, radio stations and cable news outlets to offer up a year-end recap of all that’s gone on in the world. More often than not you’ll read, watch or listen to a well-written or highly-produced piece that is [...]
