Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Keeping Busy
Because I don’t possibly have enough to do with this whole startup thing and kids and whatever other stuff I’m pursuing, I also like to have one or two side projects going to keep the blade sharp. Currently I am working with two wildly different groups. The first is AURA, or the Association of Universities […]
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NYC 20
It’s only August and I’m on my 20th flight to NYC. The transition to “New York speed” now happens between the gate and the Uber. I’m recognized at the front desk of my super-dope LES hotel. I’ve made the required reparations for my locals who were a little bent when they found out I’d been […]
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The Future of College
My time at Northwestern is probably the most important, ahem, five years of my life. Formative years, the St. X ethos and hourly wages helped me convert on that potential, but the NU experience has been invaluable. The Fellas are still a solid sight years away from the big transition, but I’m already wrestling with […]
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Friend Request
Then there was the day the Yahoo! founder added me to his Messenger list…
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Chris Wynne
A great friend of mine passed on July 9th, 2012 and I am remembering him today. We at a lot of steaks and unleashed some stories that shall never be in print. I’m sure you are drinking with St. Peter.
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Midwest Wedding
The Fellas got to attend their first wedding — Cousin Page got hitched in Milwaukee. We made a week of it, starting off in The Dells…the water park capital of the world. It started off a little rough — flight into Chicago delayed, connection to Milwaukee missed, luggage missing for two hours until about 1a, […]
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First Mates
Our Father’s Day tradition is renting a boat for the day. The lake is about two hours away and about halfway there I got a call from the captain I rent the boat from…”winds are pretty high, I’m only sending out my strongest captains today…you might not want to go out today”. Of course I […]
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Vroom
I just sat at my desk for 24 hours watching a mixed set of race cars tearing it up. I was only loosely familiar with Le Mans — I knew phrases like “24 hour race” and “streets of France” — but not much more. My interest was piqued, my schedule was pretty open, so about […]
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Get Dressed Up
I walked by a bar today that I had only been to once before, at 4 in the morning. For a wonderful run of four years I ran a magnificent event with my great friend Utkarsh Patel called “Get Dressed Up to Get Messed Up”. It was prom for adults (we told ourselves). It was […]
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Hero Summer
School’s out and the fun has begun. I like to make sure we are deliberate about our summer fun, so I like to make a big target list for joy. This year I’ve organized it around Ninja Skills. I’m not sure this is ever coming off the wall.
Got any book recommendations?