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FIELD TRIP: BOSTON, QUICKLY
“In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents?” —Mark Twain "That's all I claim for Boston—that it is the thinking center of the continent, and therefore of the planet." —Oliver Wendell Holmes "We say the cows laid out Boston. Well, there are worse surveyors." —Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the best things about a trip to a new country, new city, or even a new part of town is that your local knowledge can gro
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AIR TRAVEL, SOMETIMES: PART 2 (PEOPLE + STORIES)
Hello (last Tuesday) from the Capital One lounge at DFW. I look toward the wide expanse of windows to check for the impending thunderstorm, and my neighboring lounger, who is typing away next to me, looks up and says, “It’s for a training exercise.” My eye then catches the billowing black smoke, and I remember another Tuesday morning in this exact spot: for training purposes, a mocked-up plane at the southwest end of DFW is regularly set on fire, and then emergency teams wo
May 3111 min read
AIR TRAVEL, SOMETIMES: PART 1 (AIRPORTS + AIRPLANES)
Air travel can sometimes be good. Granted, it's often not very good, but I'm here today and next time to spotlight its upside, an exercise rooted in growth-mindset, nuance, detail, the big picture, silver linings, and rose-colored aviator glasses. [Positivity alert 🚨: check the breaking news — or the breaking contemplation — at the end of the post. It's possible we could have more frequent good air travel ahead ✈️ 🍌.] If air travel is our One Good Thing for this post and t
May 1312 min read
