In 2000, Dave and I attended this random conference, I can’t even remember what it was for, but as I recall it was startup oriented […]
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Random book reviews
Inspired by Jason’s reading list, some quick reviews of books I’ve read in the past few months: 1776 – I think it won the Pulitzer? […]
Shema is a prayer?
Mike referenced the Shema Prayer on Sunday. The heart of the Shema Prayer comes from Deuteronomy 6: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the […]
Guns don’t kill people; homework does
I read a fascinating book recently, The Homework Myth. Its basic thesis is that, if you look at the research, more homework does not foster […]
Selflessness and Selfishness of Parenthood
Being a parent has an interesting effect. On one hand, I’ve never felt so unselfish in my whole life. Parenthood makes you giving in a […]
Iron Chef
I still watch Iron Chef regularly. I know it played out years ago, but I still enjoy it, and there are many episodes I have […]
Abby is really sick
This has been probably the most emotionally trying week as a parent so far. Abby’s been sick since last Thursday (her birthday). It started off […]
Reinforcement
As you may or may not know, I rather enjoy doing tricks with Abby. But sometimes I swear, she’s the one training me, not the […]
Tourny notes, Cal haterade, the collapse of civilizations
I really like the way Georgetown plays offense. Supposedly they run a modified Princeton offense. I wish I knew more about basketball to appreciate it. […]