July 2009
24 posts
Before we part...
In less than 10 hours we depart for North Carolina for more than a week at two different beaches, split between both of our families.
But before leaving town, we made time for a nice little acquisition. In light of Baby Mansfield’s impending arrival, we’ve been registering for items and learning about all kinds of new baby products. As you can imagine, we have some unique needs...
7 Favorite Videos of the Last 12 months
we purchased our MacBook a year ago, I told Tracy one of my goals was to figure out how to do some video editing. A few months later we bought a Flip Mino camera and I began filming. A lot. In fact, I’ve been accused of “always having the camera out.” But I’m not ashamed, because in the process of filming, I’ve caught some very memorable scenes. Here are my 7...
A year ago... (part 2)
Continuing the look back over the last 12 months of blog posts…
February
Carolina - Dook Party
A slew of visitors
March
Tracy’s pinkie - broken or not broken?
The Huitsings come to NYC
Overlook Cup 2009 Recap
April
On the eve of the Heels in the NCAA championship game
Friday Night Laundry
6,666 days: A Love Story
The Furni Visit
May
It’s Official:...
A year ago...
A year ago this week was moving week. Our life was this:
It was a crazy week, filled with a slew of farewells and boxes, goodbyes and new beginnings.
In just a few days we will officially mark our 1 year anniversary in New York. It’s hard to believe a full calendar’s worth of months has already passed.
It’s been a joy sharing the last year with all of you through the blog...
Goal of the week
Most US soccer fans are lamenting the 5-0 loss yesterday to Mexico in the Gold Cup final.
To take your mind off that debacle, focus instead on this amazing goal from MLS - a strike from midfield by Kansas City’s Claudio Lopez.
Simply stunning.
Golasso!
Runnin' in the Rain
Yesterday was a light training day for me, with only 3 miles on the agenda. The problem, it began raining about 3pm and was coming down in a fairly light, but consistent, fashion as I left the office. I contemplated taking the day off and postponing the run to Friday. But that’s when Tracy said, “I’ll go with you.” So that’s how the whole family - including the 21.5...
“Orange Shirt” by Discovery
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Jeff Bezos: Regret Minimization Framework
Great thoughts on career from Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com.
ericfriedman:
msg:
thanks bijan for sharing this
This is fantastic.
via Jeff Bezos, 2001
I went to my boss and said to him, “You know, I’m going to go do this crazy thing and I’m going to start this company selling books online.” This was something that I had already been talking to him about in a sort of more general...
Creativity
Creativity, according to Wikipedia, is “a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. Creativity is fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight. An alternative conception of creativeness is that it is simply the act of making something new.”
My guess is...
Photo Booth
We had the great pleasure of hosting a member of the Durham “Radius” this weekend as Grace Fulton was in town celebrating her mom’s birthday. Grace stayed an extra day in the city and we were able to catch up on life, hear about what’s going on in Durham, and give her a taste of our life in NYC. After a lovely Italian dinner Saturday night in the Lower East Side, we...
Thinking about thinking
I’m interested in a little feedback from the blogaudience, so please indulge me, read on, and perhaps give me some feedback in the comments below.
I find that my “best” thinking often happens late at night, in the moments before falling asleep. It’s during these times that my mind seems to be most active, thinking of new ideas, considering old ones, and devising...
Cat Whitehill: Making an impact on and off the...
Our great friend Cat Whitehill has dealt with her fair share of pain in the last year, as she suffered an ACL tear just months before the Beijing Olympics. We’re so proud that Cat is back on the field - and not just that, she’s making a huge impact. Last night, Cat scored a goal in the dying seconds of injury time to give her Washington Freedom team a 4-4 tie with New Jersey’s...
NY List: Philharmonic in the Park
In a similar vein to Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman’s Bucket List, our good friend Hannah has a New York List - a quite literal numbered list of things to do, places to see, experiences to take in while living in New York.
There’s a certain euphoric delight which comes with checking items off the list, and last night we were able to do so as we listened to the NY Philharmonic play...
Doriot: Master Teacher
I just began a new book, Creative Capital, which takes a look at the life of Georges Doriot -former Harvard professor, World War II brigadier, and the father of modern venture capital. I only started yesterday and already find myself halfway through, as Doriot’s life is full of interesting details and inspiring maxims.
While I’ll likely provide a more detailed review after finishing,...
Usain Bolt is officially ridiculous
As if Beijing wasn’t enough proof. He ran 19.59s in the 200m in the rain. A massive victory too.
From Science of Sport:
The men’s 100m was won in 10.07s - a relatively slow time. The women’s 100m was taken in 11.03 - good, but not spectacular. It was not a fast night for sprinting, and quality athletes all seemed down by a couple of percent on their normal times....
Thoughts on Risk
WARNING: the below is a bit more weighty and philosophical than the majority of the posts on this blog. That being said, for those that are still interested I’d be interested in your thoughts on the concepts below.
I’ve been thinking a lot about risk lately. This is no doubt spurred in large part by my day to day work as a banker which ostensibly involves assessing risk and quantifying...
Here comes the sun!
Perhaps it’s a function of feeling somewhat at home now, but we’ve gotten away somewhat from the true “taste of New York” blog posts that were so prevalent last fall. There’s still no shortage of interesting tidbits to share (and we do often on “the Twitter”), but the last month has been a bit slow because of the STINKING RAIN.
In case you haven’t...
Bon appetit!
Anyone care to guess what high-end Manhattan restaurant the above is from?
Bet you wouldn’t guess Popeye’s Chicken!
That really is Popeye’s, after a bit of a makeover courtesy of Fancy Fast Food. The site shows off “extreme makeovers of actual fast food items purchased at popular fast food restaurants. No additional ingredients have been added except for an occasional...
American Idol, 2025
My buddy Brent is absolutely killing it with his new blog. If you’ve ever wanted to know what goes through the mind of a pediatrician (especially one who was selected for an ultra competitive fellowship for Pediatric Cardiology), on a day to day basis, you have to check it out.
Suffice it to say, it’s not the sort of weighty stuff you might imagine. But it is awesome. Here’s a...
What makes you run?
The Marathon training has begun in earnest this week - I’m on Week 1 of an 18 week prep. After looking at a number of plans and asking for advice from an expert marathoner, I’ve decided to use an Intermediate plan from marathon guru Hal Higdon. The plan actually seems pretty realistic and I’m hopeful I can stick to it.
On a separate note, the fundraising is going tremendously...