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Tag Archives: life
What the crosswalk lady said unsettled me
On our way home from school, a stream of neighborhood children cross at an intersection where a woman with a rich Latin-American accent greets every child by name as she helps them across the street every day. Dulce’s our crosswalk lady.More
Did our five-day old baby really need three spinal taps?
My wife just gave birth to our second son at home (on purpose). And five days later, our pediatrician pushed us into the ER because our baby had a low temperature. We thought he was just jaundiced (something a lot of newborns get but can be easily treated with special lights). But we weren’t prepared…More
I ❤️ pizza
Pizza is life. I crave it, dream about it, long for it.More
Growing up Asian in a Non-Asian town
Most people think I’m white. But I don’t look white.More
When shopping for cucumbers in NYC got strange
Going to the grocery store for organic cucumbers should be boring. But this time was different.More
St. Louis, can we have a heart to heart?
Dear St. Louis, You say such mean things about yourself. It almost sounds like you hate yourself. Let’s talk about that, shall we?More
Reflections from a Friday night in the East Village
It was a cold, wet night, in the East Village. And I was rushing to my destination.More
My first business was a complete failure
Featured pic above by Billy, I think, of my business partner and me at our first photo shoot. We had no idea what we were doing. What is that look on my face? Grand dreams of selling luxury t-shirts swirled in my mind, as I schlepped through Bedford Stuyvesant, the Brooklyn neighborhood in which Jay-Z…More
The heart of business
At the heart of every business are relationships. In my industry of technology services, this is especially true. We have to meet with the potential client, get to know them, ask them questions, wine and dine them, pay for the meal, all as we gaze in their eyes and make them feel loved. I call…More
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