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Concrete Sky
Halfway through swim portion of the New York Island Foundation’s Freedom Tower Aquathon, I thought to myself, ‘I could win this thing!’ I did my first triathlon in Philadelphia in 1996. I’ve done roughly twenty since then, including New York City, Montauk, Stone Harbor, Malibu, and Nantucket. I’m into sprint (400m/20k/5k) and olympic distances (1.5k/30k/10k).…
View Post The Rabbit Hole
It took John Stewart, Paul Giamatti, two Harps and a chocolate chip cookie to even begin to feel human again. It was really was as a pretty good day — at first. I was beginning to hit my stride at the office. I had a couple of good meetings. I worked out a couple of…
View Post Buckeye
I keep forgetting to mention Buckeye! You know my buddy Chris Abad, right? Excellent singer/songwriter. Has a new record called “The Starting Point.” Plays on my records sometimes. Stand-up guy. You know who I mean, right? We talk a lot. We hang out. We do stuff. So I’m back in the office, like, fifteen minutes…
View Post So Much For The Afterglow
On our flight from San Juan to New York on Saturday, I predicted that the luster of a week off in the Caribbean would fade away by Wednesday. From 33,000 feet, Monday held the promise of the first day of school. Everything would be fresh again. Everyone would be asking about the trip. Tuesday would…
View Post Shallow Is The New Deep
Next time I vacation in the Caribbean, remind me to pack just two things: swim trunks and beer money. Ok, here’s the 101 for those of you who have no idea what or where Bonaire is. Bonaire is an island in the Netherlands Antilles. It’s right above Venezuela, less than 100 miles east of Aruba.…
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