Something exceedingly rare occurred on Saturday from about 12-6p. I’m not altogether certain what led to the decision to take it on– it could have been some urgency to welcome the real spring and summer transition;  it could have been … Continue reading →

Cold, wet morning and I like it. Coffee extra hot and the sound coming from my office window is is everything you’d expect on a severely rainy morning in NYC. The hiss of car engines mixed with the occasional whirl … Continue reading →

I was asked to celebrate someone’s 30th birthday last night and I was happy to go. She’s an intense and popular person and her actual party was 80 people strong,  something I wasn’t up for. So when she asked if … Continue reading →

In shorts and a light shirt today, and still started sweating on my walk into the new office. Seems like only last week it was cold. I like this! The day-to-day, I mean. That’s probably why I belong in San … Continue reading →

Friday my cold turned into something much worse. I had body aches all day and my voice sounded like Sam Elliott’s. By the end of the day I was ready to get flat. I wonder if my Hudson swim had … Continue reading →

I woke up sounding like Sam Eliot this morning. Bug going around the office. Two people out today, and this week we had a large group at home. Usually I avoid this kind of epidemic somehow, but I guess this … Continue reading →

There’s nothing worse than watching someone make the same mistakes. This morning it was in a presentation given by a colleague. The guy has good ideas, many I agree with. When he presents them to our group, though, he tends … Continue reading →

Sometimes the city is like a giant suffocation chamber. Sometimes it’s like an infinity balloon. I’m happy with both, though both could be better. The stoics say the key to happiness in life is to want what you have, and … Continue reading →

People shouldn’t get too attached to me. You will hurt if you do, and that’s just how it seems to be with me. If I could change myself for you I would, but for whatever reasons, be they genetic or … Continue reading →