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The One with the Books of My Life
Books help me live a passionate life. I'm surrounded by them all day, every day. I have stacks of books on my nightstand, on my office bookshelves, in my backpack. On weekends, I spend time at the library and in my neighborhood bookstore. I subscribe to newsletters...
The One With Kind of Blue
Even if you're not a jazz aficionado, chances are you've heard of Miles Davis. His 1959 album "Kind of Blue" was groundbreaking in that it drew a line in the sand. There was before "Kind of Blue" and after. It's been described as soulful and avant garde; simple but...
The One With Halloween
My neighborhood gets all decked out for Halloween, even more so than Christmas. Let's take a walk around the block and see what people have come up with this year. The Low Maintenance The Ghoulish Jeeves The Even-Skeletons-Need-A-Vacation...
The One With the Job Titles
A few years ago, I was at an event hosted by Poets & Writers magazine. The cocktail hour was coming to a close, and I was just about to congratulate myself on escaping without having to make small talk. Then a friend appeared with someone in tow, and before I knew...
The One With the Fate Worse Than Death
I've been volunteered for a new! and exciting! effective leadership! training class at my company. (There are always a lot of exclamation points when you get volunteered for something.) It's a seminar designed to brush up on presentation skills. I am on board if only...
The One With Martha's Vineyard
Every few minutes or so during my visit on Martha's Vineyard, the word quaint came to mind. It's so overused, but quaint feels like the right word to describe the place. This island seven miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is indeed charming. You're never...
The One With Rain on the Parade
I'm riding home from work on the subway. I've got my book open to a juicy part, but today I just can't get into it. It's mostly due to the little girl on the other side of the subway car. She's about three years old, full of energy. The kind of energy I wish I could...
The One With Faking It
One of my favorite events every year is the US Open tennis tournament. We usually purchase tickets months in advance, so we have no way of knowing which players we'll get to see. But there is one thing we do know. It's August. In New York City. We expect it to be hot....
The Ones That Have Stayed With Me
Last week, a fun meme was rolling around on social media to list ten books that have stayed with you. Usually the book that is most "with me" is the one I'm reading right now, but the more I thought about it, the longer my list became. Isn't that what a great book is...
The One With Mount Everest
I once interviewed a man who'd climbed Mount Everest. It was my first major interview at my first job out of college. The article was scheduled to appear in the lifestyle section of the city's newspaper—a local-guy-does-good story. He was soft-spoken and congenial...
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