The Rules of the RSVP, part 2
My second-greatest fear in life is to send out an invite to some event, only to have everybody say no. This almost happened recently when I tried to organize a group lunch for 13...
Rants, raves, and everything in between
Manager learnings, part 1
I’ve always had an irrational and unhealthy fear of being fired. Part of this is due to my upbringing, and it’s compounded by my sensitivity to criticism. One of my first learnings as a...
The Rules of the RSVP
Having organized many, many game nights and random other events, I thought I’d write about the proper etiquette of how to respond to invitations. Most of this is common sense, but I’ve been realizing...
What are your New Year’s resolutions?
Even though I rarely follow through on my new year’s resolutions, I still enjoy year-end reflections and resolving that yes, this is the year that I’ll get six pack abs by summer. To that...
A Tale of Two Museums
(Alternate title: Museums are boring) Often what I look forward to most in a museum is the gift shop and, if they have one, the restaurant. I still remember the beautiful restaurant in the...
What is complaining, anyway?
Three weeks into Lent, I can tell you that giving up complaining is much harder than giving up dessert. I can also tell you that some people don’t seem to understand what I meant...
What I’m giving up for Lent
Even though I essentially grew up going to church, Lent was never a big part of my upbringing. That is to say, I never went to church on Ash Wednesday and got ash on...
Are you really going to eat that?
“You’re eating a donut? At this hour?” I asked my roommate, incredulous. I was putting away some dishes before going to bed, and saw the donut by the sink. My roommate looked at me...
How’d you get so fat?
A little while ago I went to visit my aunt and uncle that I hadn’t seen in a few months. Before I even had a chance to sit down my uncle asks me, “How’d...
This was a heartwarming read. Thanks Ted!