Jer979's Blog

To keep in touch, generate conversation (and a hint of controversy), and opine.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

My 9.5 Year Old on Boys vs. Girls

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It's one thing for me to say that men are simple and women are, well, a bit more complex. Not a bad thing, just more complex. However,...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

A Question About Zimmerman Case from a Guy Who Didn’t Really Follow It

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I will be the first to say that I didn’t follow the Martin/Zimmerman trial at all. I heard about it when the shooting occurred and then, b...

Always Eat Left-Handed-Read the Book

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My friend, Rohit , has done it again. I’m often asked about tips and suggestions for being more efficient in my personal/professional life...
Sunday, July 07, 2013

Parenting, the fear of failure, and my failure…

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Some of you may recall my challenge 2 years ago when I was trying to help Tonka get over her fear of going down the slide at the pool. Yo...
Wednesday, July 03, 2013

You tell me the word…

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Need a word to describe this situation:  I'm sitting on a train (i.e. public place) and there's a dude talking way too loudly on h...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

And Poof, It’s Gone

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In the past 2 months, Nadia (age 5.5) has exploded as a reader. She’s also figured out how to shower herself. So bedtime, which used to co...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Another Reason to Blog…

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Elysa Coles Sicard. Well, sort of. You see, Elysa and I knew each other when we were both students in Japan in 1997. We saw each other o...
Sunday, June 23, 2013

Father-Daughter Tea Party and Solar Exploration…

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For the 4th year in a row, Tikkanen and I hosted a Father-Daughter Tea Party . Inspired by the book Strong Fathers, Strong Daughter s, we de...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Allowing Part of Your Life to Waste Away...

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Had a demoralizing talk with a longtime friend when I was in New York the other day. He's been practicing corporate law for almost 20 ...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Honoring the True Heroes on Father's Day

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If I am not mistaken, the first and only time I visited the World War II Memorial before today was with my grandfather, Stanley Robinson, on...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Half-Marathon—On a trail, in a park

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On the bus from the parking lot to the beginning of the North Face Endurance Challenge Half-Marathon at Algonkian State Park, I was chatting...
Monday, June 10, 2013

A Night at the Ballet

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As many of you know, the NFO is a serious dancer. So, it’s no surprise that Tonka and Nadia and, to some extent, Paco, are also fans of danc...
Monday, June 03, 2013

Does the mission change when the passengers change?

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I really don’t think this will translate well to the blog, but here goes anyway… I was dropping Paco off at his friend, Josh Daniels’ house...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

Going Big in Vegas..

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I was in Las Vegas last week for a 3 day group off-site. On the one hand, Las Vegas represents the worst side of humanity. Yet, I still can...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

2 Free Hotel Nights in Vegas-Interested?

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Read disclaimer at bottom first before going further. So, I won 2 nights at a hotel in Las Vegas (MGM Grand) and I am not going to be abl...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Laughing when facing a mortal disease…

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This blog post is dedicated to my friend, Tom Siegman. I called him on his birthday the other day and he said, “hey man, keep on blogging.” ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

For the aspiring medical practitioners among you...

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In the spirit of bringing hiqh quality medical procedures to the world, here's the latest .
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Inspired Design, Hong Kong Style

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Now this is simply remarkable.
Friday, May 17, 2013

College Isn't Really Worth It

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The joke here isn't the se gment from the Daily Sho w. The joke is that most ppl think the segment is a joke. Thanks to Mindy Barenbla...
Sunday, May 12, 2013

The Death of a Friend and the Injustice of Life's Realities

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I held the kids a little bit closer this afternoon. The sun seemed brighter and the air felt fresher. Our weekend had been sent into a ver...
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