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Scending a Tallish Yellow V3 This Morning

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

I finally scended this tall-ish, slanted yellow v3 this morning at Planet Granite, after falling from it dozens of times over the last few visits to the gym. The crux (hardest part) was that handhold second from the top, which I could never hang on to. Finally I figured out by stabilizing my left foot…

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Tasha Barnes in the New York Times!

Posted on April 10, 2018September 6, 2018 by

My friend Latasha Barnes is a beast of a dancer. Nice to see that the New York Times recognizes that as well. Check out this dope article about a neat dancer / musician collaboration in New York City, featuring quotes and a video of Tasha. So great!  

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Memories of the Neoswing Era

Posted on April 7, 2018September 6, 2018 by

Hanging with swing friends back in the day. The “Khakis Swing” Gap Ad is twenty years old. Woah. I’ve been reminiscing about what it was like to dance in the midst of the “neo-swing” era. I started lindy hopping around 1997 in New York City. I remember taking my first class with my friend Denise…

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Fred Astaire “Puttin on the Ritz”

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

The inimitable, ever-debonaire Fred Astaire.  

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First Taste of Georgian Cuisine, Best Chocolate Bonbons?

Posted on April 5, 2018August 10, 2019 by

Yesterday was an unexpectedly awesome culinary adventure in the South Bay with my friends Hanah, Michelle and Brian. Hanah had heard good things about a new Georgian (country not the state) restaurant in Palo Alto called Bevri. So she gathered the troops and we met up there on a Wednesday night. The place was hopping…

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If only these moments lasted forever….

Posted on April 3, 2018July 14, 2018 by

This weekend I had a lovely Easter picnic with my cousins in Walnut Creek. Watching my niece Aria and little cousin Malia playing just fills my heart with happiness. While the moment can’t last forever, at least the gif can keep playing on and on and on.  

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Tacos, Civil Discourse, and the Need for a More Human Communications Protocol

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

The other night I was was having dinner with a new friend in a dingy but comfortable Mexican restaurant in Oakland. Over veggie tacos, she was telling me about a project she was working on, one that she moved to the Bay Area specifically for. She recounted how much work had already gone into it,…

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Scending a Tall V2 Today

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Finally scended this kinda scary v2 problem after getting stuck at the crux in the middle forever. Felt really great to top it! At Planet Granite SF.

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Finally Back to Climbing after A2 Pulley Strain!

Posted on March 28, 2018 by

This week, after a few weeks off recuperating from a mild A2 pulley strain, I finally got back on the rock. My first session back was definitely a struggle bus on even the easiest problems. I was just really paranoid about re-injuring myself. But this morning I felt almost normal and really enjoyed climbing again….

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On the Importance of Multiple Passions

Posted on March 23, 2018September 6, 2018 by

An older figure I know has devoted his entire life to his profession. He’s excellent at it. It’s also the only thing he has practiced with any kind of dedication or passion for the last 40 or so years of his life. So now that he is in retirement age, he doesn’t have much else…

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