By Dom Cioffi Throughout my high school years, there was one kid who stood out for his brains. Appropriately, his name was Eugene (although he would throw a fit if you called him anything other than Gene). Gene was head […]
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Drumming up some talent
By Dom Cioffi One day, just before Christmas a couple years ago, my brother-in-law pulled me aside to ask a question. He walked me into a spare room and pointed to several cardboard boxes that were in the corner, asking […]
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Music to my ears
By Dom Cioffi We just made the giant step of purchasing a desk and chair set for our son’s bedroom. And I already regret it. Up until recently, my son has always done his nightly homework at the kitchen table, […]
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Spotting a winner
By Dom Cioffi A few months ago, one of my coworkers was in my office to discuss an upcoming project. In the middle of our conversation, the internet radio I was tuned into started playing a song that I absolutely […]
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Whatever it takes
By Dom Cioffi Years ago, I spent the summer break in between my sophomore and junior years of college living in Cape Cod with several friends. The idea was to earn a little money and partake in the party scene […]
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Digging in
By Dom Cioffi I want to believe this chapter of my life is over. On Friday of last week, I traveled to Jacksonville, Fla., for another check-up concerning my cancer battle. It was exactly a year ago when I went down […]
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As luck would have it
By Dom Cioffi Ever since my first major rock concert in high school, I have been a fan of live music productions. It didn’t matter if it was a local band playing in a nearby nightclub or a nationwide act […]
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Movie Diary – Drawing on friends
By Dom Cioffi The Internet destroyed many industries during its meteoric rise in the late 90s and early 2000s. One of its most devastated victims was the Christmas card. For decades, the Christmas card reigned supreme as the preeminent means […]
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An emotional state
By Dom Cioffi I was giving my son and his buddy a ride to grab lunch the other day and happened to mention that school was just around the corner. “What’s that supposed to mean?” my son responded indignantly. “It […]
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Movie Diary – A slice of time
By Dom Cioffi This past weekend I had the pleasure of playing guilt-free golf. (Let me explain if you’ve never heard of this.) My golfing career has basically coincided with my marriage, meaning, I picked up golf right around the […]