On Wednesday night, we lost power and awoke to a cold and dark house. Mounds of snow were everywhere outside after the winter storm. Our entire road also was dark and quiet as a large tree at the end of block had fallen and disrupted a power cable for many houses. To boot, the office
Category: Family life
Family Dinner
I had a great phone with our son, our oldest, who is in college. I try to give him a lot of space. But, every long while, we are able to speak over the phone. I try to ask open-ended questions and ask him how he is thinking about things. I try not to preach
I Am Not from Norway
I am from one of those brown-black-yellow countries that is very much not Norway (our family’s immigrant story here). A few hours after publishing a post about our family, the newspapers reported about some comments the President made (an article here). Honestly, he is free to believe and to say whatever he wants. He’s an
Holy Cross School
Some years ago, I am in NYC for business. I decide to take the subway to Brooklyn for a walk. I want to visit the neighborhood where we spent seven years after arriving from Indonesia. I board the 5 train at the Wall Street area. It trundles off and makes stop after stop. Passengers exit,
Year-End ‘Family Meetings’
As I’ve blogged before, year-end is a busy time for me. I try to wrap up loose ends, both business and personal, one of which involves financial moves. Some of that involves family members. So, I’ve scheduled a few Family Meetings. One of them involves helping our children invest in Roth IRAs. Three of them
Thanksgiving Eve 2017
It is a unique and supremely-nice sensation just before Thanksgiving: inbox zero, office paperwork done, and shutting down the laptop. I’m in Harvard Square this morning. So, with work done, I go for a walk. A gentle rain amid the cold fall air. The Square is unusually empty, with students away for break. It is