59: The Most Important Conversation

I listened to Tom Bilyeu's interview with David Goggins yesterday. About 42 minutes in, there is a quote that really resonated with me....

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58: Apple Computer

Yesterday, I purchased a new Apple computer for myself for the first time in more than five years. I decided to go back to the MacBook...

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57: The Internet

This morning after dropping my daughter off at school, I tuned in YouTube on my iPhone in my car to listen to a talk by Gary Vaynerchuk...

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56: Darwin's, Ltd., Cambridge, MA

Darwin's Ltd. just took over the Petsi's Pies cafe space on Putnam Avenue outside of Harvard Square. This is the fourth Darwin's to open...

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55: Boston Globe

I have read a newspaper pretty much every day of my life for 40 years. For the first twenty years, I read the New York Times. For the...

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54: Go with the Flow

This morning, my buyer client called me and requested that our 9 AM appointment with a home inspector be moved to 10 AM due to a travel...

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53: Everything But The Girl

My favorite band has always been Everything But The Girl (EBTG). This English husband-wife duo - Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt - formed in...

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52: YouTube Premium

In the last few years, YouTube has become a part of my daily life. I subscribe to a few different channels - Gary Vaynerchuk and Tom...

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51: Boston 4th of July Fireworks

I love the 4th of July fireworks in Boston. Billed as the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, this annual event takes place on the...

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50: The Homestead, Glen Arbor, MI

I grew up in suburban Detroit. From an early age, I spent time up north. First, our family went camping on Otsego Lake and elsewhere,...

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49: Realtor's Life

I am a residential real estate agent. Many work days look something like my day today: Alarm goes off at 6:15 AM. By 6:45 AM, I am up and...

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48: Open House Greetings

As a Realtor, I host many open houses throughout the year. On weekends I am not hosting an open house myself for a seller client, I will...

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47: BBC World Service

I grew up in the pre-internet era. From an early age, I took a liking to listening to the BBC on the radio. NPR stations could be counted...

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46: Roger Federer

I have always been a Roger Federer fan. Wikipedia notes that Federer (now age 37) has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in...

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45: In the Mood for Love

As noted on Wikipedia, In the Mood for Love (2000) is a Hong Kong romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It...

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44: Delray Beach, Florida

I love Delray Beach, Florida. Both my mother and my sister have vacation condos here in the same small association located a half-block...

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43: Paris Room

We have lived in a worker's cottage in Cambridge outside Inman Square since 2001. In 2014, we gut renovated the partially below grade...

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42: I Have a Dream - Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. in 1963 gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. Today is Martin...

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41: Humble Beginnings - Tom Scholz

I happened to be watching Chronicle one night when this wonderful segment aired about Tom Scholz of the rock band Boston. The classic...

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40: Shelter from the Storm

Here in Cambridge, Massachusetts, there is a winter storm warning in effect for the next 24+ hours. It's just starting to snow right now....

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