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Natural tools

This morning I woke up and went to eat my staple breakfast when I’m traveling (a Chipotle burrito bowl) and I realized I hadn’t brought to my room a napkin or a fork, so I had to eat it with the tools nature gave me.  Two silver linings: (i) I …

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Talking a lot

“You’re talking a lot.“, said my wife, as I tried to make conversation in the car. Back to silence.  Stereo on.  That song for the millionth time.

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Mother & daughter spice up travel

Yesterday, while passing through security at JFK airport to fly to Denver for Lauren’s bridal shower, Fran realized that her license expires 6/17.  Her flight back is on 6/18.  So she may get stranded in Denver (more time to plan the wedding onsite!) Here’s the text Allison, her sister, and …

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One unfolding surprise after the next

“Be whisked away by one unfolding surprise after the next“, read the brochure for the hotel where my hosts lodged me.  And indeed, I was surprised rather frequently during my stay, mostly by the beautiful artwork all over the place, like this wall one saw upon exiting the elevator on …

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Inside out and backwards

From Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard commencement address, May 25 2017: “What about your first lecture at Harvard? Mine was Computer Science 121 with the incredible Harry Lewis. I was late so I threw on a t-shirt and didn’t realize until afterwards it was inside out and backwards with my tag sticking …

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He belongs

And there I was, up in the stands, watching the U2 concert from the distance, while my future brother-in-law was down in the pit, 10 feet from Bono.  I was rooting for him to have a great time, which he did.  Little did I know that that night I’d also …

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