Wow. I think the recent referendum in Britain is an example of asymmetric outcomes. In a small serendipity, in college, my senior essay was on the economic impact of the EU. (In another small serendipity, my advisor was Rick Levin, who chaired the Economics Department and later became Yale’s President. No, he didn’t remember me
Biking and Meditating
I am attempting to bike up one of the peaks in the Spanish Pyrenees. Things aren’t going well. I’ve been biking for a few hours, straight uphill. The grade is getting steeper. I have hours to go. I’m feeling tense and frustrated. I’m wondering if I will make it. So, I do the only thing that
Spain
We were in Spain and have just returned home. It was a fun week-long bicycling trip in the Pyrenees and the coastal section of northeastern Spain. We went with Backroads and had some incredible trip leaders and met some extremely interesting families. Also, the locals were very friendly and the scenery was breathtaking. There’s nothing
A June Saturday Morning
Made up a new fly. Decided to give it a test drive and be back home for kids’ soccer. Landed seven wily brown trout and a pile of panfish. A great day so far.
Memories
It’s been an intense seven days. Went to the high school graduation of our oldest child. I felt a great deal of pride and sadness. I was expecting the former and was surprised by the latter. I had some work meetings that were very fulfilling. Had one that was insanely stressful, but am glad that everything seems to be
Paula Ebben’s Commencement Speech
If you watch the news on TV, you’ll recognize Paula Ebben. She’s one of the news anchors at WBZ, the local CBS affiliate. She recently gave a funny and touching commencement speech. It’s summarized here. I feel very fortunate to be friends with her and her husband, Bill. Both of our sons were in the same