There are some pieces of my past that don’t come up in casual conversation. For example, when I’m talking to someone about how much they love the Grateful Dead, I don’t mention that when Jerry Garcia died, I didn’t really know who he was. Likewise, I don’t often mention where I was when Jerry Garcia [...]

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Fall is always a time of reflection for me. Dropping temperatures and the beginning of football season trigger thoughts of new beginnings and inspire me to reflect back on times past. On this Yom Kippur, this gentile has realized an unsettling personal defect: I am commitment phobic.

Looking back, I see all the telltale signs. [...]

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I was watching the Oprah/Whitney Houston interview (Tivo!) and thinking about people who are born for a certain career or have a real passion for their work. I’ve never really felt like that kind of person (read: I’ve had a lot of jobs). Yet in the past year, data analysis has become a big part [...]

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