Category Archives: Friends, Family and Life

Dancing with Cinderella

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Karl

Our family dentist, a father, saw me yesterday for a cavity. Earlier this week he had given my daughter a checkup. I told him about a dance night at her school that I was getting ready for. He suggested dancing … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons from Programming: Check your assumptions

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Karl

Jon Udell wrote a short piece that resonated with me on taking a principle from software engineering and applying it to discourse and relationships: “Check your assumptions”. He takes the idea that when debugging, you should: Focus on understanding why … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Beginnings

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Karl

We’re almost at the start of a new year and saying it is a great time to reflect is such a cliche. But cliches have a great deal of truth to them, that’s why they persist. I wanted to post … Continue reading →

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David Remnick’s profile of Springsteen at sixty-two a meditation on age and passion

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Karl

New Yorker: David Remnick: We Are Alive: Bruce Springsteen at sixty-two: “You are isolated, yet you desire to talk to somebody,” Springsteen said. “You are very disempowered, so you seek impact, recognition that you are alive and that you exist. … Continue reading →

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Dawn Sanders Jordan: “Everything will be completely up from here”

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Karl

Daniel Rubin wrote about Dawn Sanders Jordan last week and I wanted to leave a post here, because someday I’m going to have to meet or write her. Go Dawn, Go!.

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Katherine Goldstein “fell in love with a computer nerd and ended up marrying a rock star”

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Karl

I loved reading Katherine Goldstein’s story at Salon about her marriage to Travis Morrison, and the surprise different world she became part of: As a kid, I imagined many things for my life. Marrying a rock star was not one … Continue reading →

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There is little in the world that can compare

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Karl

There is little in the world that can compare to hearing the voice of my daughter and wife in the next room singing some Taylor Swift while blowing hair dry.

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Want to help grow empathy and fight self-centeredness?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Karl

There have been more than a few reports outlining a decline of empathy, but did you know (or maybe forget that) reading literature can help you experience another person’s life through reading? A recent study found that it is true … Continue reading →

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For Whom The Bell Tolls

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Karl

The famous quoted passage from John Donne below has been brought up a few times the past few weeks. Here is the whole: “Meditation 17″: No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the … Continue reading →

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Happy 12th anniversary Richelle

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Karl

I hope I one day learn how to express how deeply I love you and how you make my heart feel. Love you sweetheart.

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