General
Beliefs
I had a conversation last night with a good friend of mine about beliefs. For those of you who don’t know, I classify myself as a tolerant atheist, not a fundamentalist atheist. I realized during this discussion that over time my views have softened a bit. My friend Jeff Tripodi Read more
General
Dubai (Part 1)
Dubai photoset on Flickr I’ve been fortunate in my life to have lived in a few great cities (London, Paris, Hong Kong, Seoul) and travel to many many more. Travel is one of the experiences I value the most for its amazing ability to transform people: by embedding yourself into Read more
General
News Flash – Brian is a Poor Blogger
[/caption] News Flash! LONDON, December 10, 2008. Careful statistical analysis of blog posting patterns on Mochasteak.com revealed what many had suspected: Brian is a lazy blogger. After reaching previous highs of 20-25 posts per month, recent months have been averaging a paltry 1-3 posts. Brian Bishop, owner and sole contributor Read more
General
NYC Subway Musicians
Buskers in the New York City subway system are a double-edged sword. Some of them are great, entertaining, can carry a tune, have a decent voice, etc. Others are just winos and bums screeching or panting out a song between stops. More often than not I think people pay them Read more
General
Who’s the Man
I am of course. Well, with a little help from my friend Mark Lorenc, who has been graciously hosting my site for free for the past four years. As all good things do, the free hosting had to come to an end when Mark had to move from New Jersey Read more
Entertainment
YouTube Faves
So recently I found myself highlighted in a video that someone put on YouTube of a Rock Band party they were having. I was playing guitar on a few tracks, pretty much shredding it. Yeah. I rocked. I’m also pretty good with a bo-staff. (No, I’m not going to post Read more
Europe
Thoughts on Travel
Wow, the last post I wrote on here was the first day of the year. That’s some serious neglect. Seriously, I have been doing a lot of travelling, and giving a lot of thought to the whole concept of travel lately. I travel for my new job more than any Read more
General
Books that Changed Me
It’s funny, I never used to read non-fiction. I was solely an entertainment reader. My dad pointed this out to me a few times and tried to get me into reading some more educational books while I was in high school. I steadfastly refused to “get serious” with my reading Read more