February 2010
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“me: I am so bored today.
Patrick: blah! I’m sorry!
I just ate a...”
– gChat conversation
January 2010
1 post
“The older grey haired gentleman sitting next to me on the flight in his bespoke...”
– From my friend John Deragon’s Facebook status
December 2009
1 post
“I am somewhat better with words than my wife is; she is infinitely better with...”
– A Joint Account That Underwrites Our Marriage Modern Love, New York Times, December 13, 2009 http://bit.ly/6nGzOw
November 2009
7 posts
“This pause in time, within time… When did I first experience the exquisite...”
– The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
“People are crazyyyyyyyyyy. During recession instead of getting strong and...”
– From my friend Lorenzo Bringheli’s Facebook status
When you’re a child, the adults in your life seem to be on a never-ending quest to figure out what you’re good at. If you liked to bang on pots and pans as a toddler, perhaps you’re musically inclined. If you learned to read at an exceptionally young age, perhaps your focus should be on academics. And so it goes.
Once a predilection or a natural ability is identified, you are...
“It’s easy to do what you’re good at. It’s doing what you love...”
I would like to go here, please.
(From the September 2009 issue of Departures)
Le Verre Vole
Ramshackle chic might best describe my favorite lunch spot in Paris. Le Verre Volé (“the Stolen Glass”) is a bewitching cavern located near the leafy banks of the Canal St.-Martin. It features a half-dozen mismatched tables, walls lined with bottles (their prices—from $6 to $275—marked in chalk), a soundtrack that shifts from DJ Shadow...
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“Dude, you gotta control yourself. You can’t keep doing shots just because...”
– Overheard on East 9th Street at 11:00pm