Recently, I did a dumb thing. Without getting into specifics, let’s just assume that the thing I did was sufficiently dumb to warrant self-reflection, more than one apology, and a blog post.
Category Archives: That's Life
The weight of zero
Aug 21 2008
I try to live my life transparently. I’m not one to hide my emotions or opinions. I’m fortunate enough to have very good friends who all know what’s on my mind and where I am in life.
In the spirit of that transparency, I’m going to tell you about the difficult news I got a couple…continued →
Transition
Mar 19 2008
Last September, I spent a Saturday afternoon in the office, attempting to work on a particularly difficult project. It was a gorgeous, sunny Saturday, which meant that it was rather stuffy and hot in the office. After a couple of hours of false starts, I gave up and headed to the gym.
The gym at UCSC…continued →
A Regular
Apr 24 2007
As I left the gym this evening, the mindless ritual of getting my gym card back from the otherwise distracted college student staff member was pleasantly disrupted. Rather than carefully reciting my name and quickly following up with a spelling lesson, the staffer knew my name and simply handed me my card and wished me…continued →