Last night was date night, and it brought back memories of a younger and more vibrant time that it feels we are on the cusp of returning to. On a friend’s recommendation, we attended a live show of Mortified, a national phenomenon (with an eponymous podcast) where writers and artists “share the shame” of reading their actual high school diaries …
Age Is A Determined Stalker
This decade of life has revolved around coming to terms with betrayals of the body. Following the first year of the pandemic, I sold my both my beloved surf kayak as well as my stashed in bushes on the beach workout kayak because the lifting and loading was taking a toll on my back. In comparison to many people I …
A Good Week Defined
Last Sunday, I flash-froze my gonads in the Pacific during a modest swell, and while it was not the most comfortable experience in the water, there were several good rides on my bodyboard and the camaraderie of the blue-lipped surfer in the lineup, the only other person willing to paddle out at dawn on this particular winter day. Monday morning …
On purpose
I was reviewing my notes from the physician finance conferenceĀ I recently attended, and one of the interesting aspects is that my notes on finance were scant, while my notes on purposeful living were substantial. This is yet another by-product of having cultivated financial literacy and developed an investor policy statement – once money is properly understood and given tasks that …
Time With My Tribe
I attended the largest physician finance conference in the US in 2020, when the pandemic lockdowns unfurled in real time. I gave a talk and led a panel on burnout at that time. After my talk, I called home. My wife informed me that the kids’ schools had closed indefinitely and suggested I might want to return home earlier than …