Author: seanv2
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Review: Venkataraman’s The Optimists Telescope
The Optimists Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless AgeBina Venkataraman People are very bad at long term planning. There are good reasons for this. For most of our existence it was always a better idea to eat that food, eat that mushroom, have sex with that person, right now cause tomorrow was really, seriously, not…
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Review: Kristof and WuDunn’s Tightrope
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Maybe you knew that Nicolas Kristof grew up on semi-rural Oregon, and that the vast majority of those he went to high school with are now either dead or in jail, but I didn’t. This book, where Kristof and Wu Dunn use the stories of…
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Corona Diaries Day 7 — My Dark Moments, My Better Moments
This is part of a series of posts chronicling the Coronavirus / Covid19 outbreak in New York City as seen by me, a father husband and lawyer living in Brooklyn. See them all on the main Corona Diaries page. March 20, 2020 No school today, the teachers were taking a minute to regroup, so we were largely…
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Corona Diaries Day 6 — 2 Kids, 2 Careers
This is part of a series of posts chronicling the Coronavirus / Covid19 outbreak in New York City as seen by me, a father husband and lawyer living in Brooklyn. See them all on the main Corona Diaries page. March 19, 2020 Tough one to get through today. Spent basically all day alone with the kids, the…
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Corona Diaries Day 5 — What We Can, and Cannot, Control
This is part of a series of posts chronicling the Coronavirus / Covid19 outbreak in New York City as seen by me, a father husband and lawyer living in Brooklyn. See them all on the main Corona Diaries page. March 18, 2020 Yes, home schooling is stressful and yes, it is hard to focus and get work…
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Corona Diaries Day 4 — Home with the Kids
This is part of a series of posts chronicling the Coronavirus / Covid19 outbreak in New York City as seen by me, a father husband and lawyer living in Brooklyn. See them all on the main Corona Diaries page. March 17, 2020 St. Pats day, but it really doesn’t feel like it. My first day home all…
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Corona Diaries Day 3 — Last Day in the Office
This is part of a series of posts chronicling the Coronavirus / Covid19 outbreak in New York City as seen by me, a father husband and lawyer living in Brooklyn. See them all on the main Corona Diaries page. March 16, 2020 This is a crazy, crazy, crazy anxiety producing time. We’re in lockdown mode here at…
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Corona Diaries Day 2 Changing Routines
This is part of a series of posts chronicling the Coronavirus / Covid19 outbreak in New York City as seen by me, a father husband and lawyer living in Brooklyn. See them all on the main Corona Diaries page. March 15, 2020 Already you can feel a different vibe in the city. While yesterday the park…
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Corona Diaries Day 1 – New York on a Early Spring Day
This is part of a series of posts chronicling the Coronavirus outbreak in New York City as seen by me, a father husband and lawyer living in Brooklyn. See them all on the main Corona Diaries page. March 14, 2020 Going to try to do a daily recap of what I am seeing in Brooklyn…
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Boston Qualifier Questionnaire –Mike R
Name: Mike R Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 38.6 Height (at the time of first BQ): 69″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 137 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Flying Pig Tell us a little about the race. My BQ race was my second marathon and…
Milo and the Calf 