A collection of my best writing.
Yes, baseball is back. Finally. While we wait for the warm spring weather to thaw the frozen tundra still present across much of the northeastern United States, at least baseball is here to give us hope. Summer will arrive. Warm days are around the corner. PolisPandit wrote about the beauty of Read more
Break out your dancing shoes. March Madness 2018 is here. Beginning Thursday, the mania will commence. America’s productivity will falter. Attention spans will lapse. Water cooler talk will include analysis of Virginia’s “Packline” defense, whether Kentucky is the most dangerous team in the tournament, Villanova’s relatively easy path to the Read more
Life is like a funnel We’re all spinning round and round When you first enter, the world seems large When you hit the bottom, nothing can be found Choices, chances, dreams Flow up top like a powerful stream But once it funnels down You only hear one sound Your flow Read more
Silently present, welcome to stay Youngest of all, fortunate today It is great being the kid Expectations are small Cover your mouth with the figurative lid Listen, learn, and you’ll be the best of them all. They invited you in, but you must earn your stay Times passes quickly, Read more
The future of space may finally be here. From JFK’s famous speech challenging man to go to the moon (which PolisPandit wrote about here), to SpaceX’s recent test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket, humanity may finally be moving forward in space technology after a long drought (and the end Read more
I recently interviewed for a job at a large financial institution. The firm was hiring in its Legal and Compliance department due to recent employee attrition in multiple areas. I learned this fact by asking questions I typically ask of prospective employers: “Is this a new position? If not, why Read more
**Update: Since the publication of this article, Edgar Martinez missed being inducted to the MLB Hall of Fame by 20 votes. For those sports writers who did not vote for him this year, please read the article below when considering whether to vote for him in his final year of Read more
Society has been inundated recently with stories of oppressed women. The #MeToo campaign, in particular, gained traction after media outlets publicized sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men (PolisPandit wrote about it here). Stories detailing the plight of women at the hands of powerful male oppressors have Read more
You recently turned 30. Write a letter to your 60-year-old self.