A Day in Paris
I spent one day in Paris over the winter holiday. The build up of anticipation left me pondering: “How does one cram all the charms of a city into the …
The Bear and the Bull: A Year in Review
Even Wall Street has its own fable. It’s told through shorthand between financiers. The fable offers a quick sketch of the economic climate at any given point and is represented …
Nietzsche’s Playbook
This is a picture of an Andrew Wyeth. I stared at it, at this particular angle, for a long time; examining it with head tilted, then through the camera lens, …
The Shelf Life of Assumptions
You probably think I enjoy listening…I don’t. (Cue chirping crickets.) You might also think I’m empathetic, caring, compassionate, a people person, and any other adjectives typically scripted …
Musings: Dusty Books and Dustier Tapestries
This post is just an article dump of a few recent readings I’ve enjoyed, with metaphors mixed in. It secondarily adds to the twenty by twenty challenge, if interested. A …
Fall Reading List: Twenty By Twenty
The sun passed the celestial equator this week, ushering in the autumnal equinox with a flurry of Boston weather. Along with brown boots, over-eager squirrels, and the imminent threat of …
Thumb and Forefinger
Do you remember that game you played as a kid? It went like this: you were having fun with a friend and all of a sudden they did something that …
Is Facebook the New Debbie Downer?
The true-to-life nature of SNL’s sketch on Debbie Downer now has backing from the Facebook Team. According to a Facebook research study, it turns out our moods are directly affected …
Magic Ball
In the brick-lined inner sanctum of Camden Yards, magic was made Thursday night. The magician’s hat descended after an unexpected sleight of hand by catcher Caleb Joseph. Joseph is a …
The Ant and the Flower
Aspiring gardeners everywhere converge on flower shops during Memorial Day weekend to populate yard and house with perennials, bushes, and baskets. This tradition always reminds me of a lesson …