Many years ago, I was the “assistant to the assistant coach” of my son’s soccer team. One thing I often mentioned to the players and parents was this: play to win, learn to lose. In other words, the game would be about both striving and learning character. I’m thinking of that phrase as I awoke
Torrence Boone
I’ve met so many amazing people in my life. One of the people whom I most admire is Torrence Boone. He and I first met when we were lowly plebes at Bain & Co. We were in the same training group, in a program that gathered all plebes from around the world and put us
A Perfect Celebration
To fit in school events, we celebrated my birthday over a few days. It was a very simple set of events, which I liked. For lunch, Mrs. T. and I went out for some noodles, a Chinese tradition. Long noodles are meant to symbolize a long life. The next day, she made me a special
American Politics: Helmets and Flak Jackets Required
I voted last Friday and thought I had successfully “moved on” from the election. Then, during my drives to various meetings this morning, I listened to a This American Life podcast on the future of the GOP (up top, or click here). It does a phenomenal deep dive into how the party has divided into two
Rest in Peace: JoJo David
Today, Mrs. T. and I went to JoJo David’s funeral. He was the music director at our parish and also was part of Campus Ministry at Boston College. An article about him that appeared in the Boston College press is here. I like that they interviewed people about JoJo’s impact on them. The Church was
A Sad Day
A sad day today. This morning, two food-service workers who worked in our building were in a terrible accident. One person has died. Then, I just learned that JoJo David, our parish choir director, passed away a few hours ago, leaving behind his wife and young daughter. After a long bout in the hospital, JoJo a