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October 23, 2005

A Stroll Down Marathon Lane

I didn’t sleep last night. I tossed and turned and kept looking at my clock, stressing out even more about the lack of sleep I would be getting before a big race. I ran the Nike Women’s Marathon today. Up…

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October 23, 2005

Marathon Addendum

After downing a couple shots of Jamba Juice, listening to the band play TLC’s “No Scrub”, and collecting my belongings, it was time to go home. “Don’t even think about taking a cab,” I told myself as punishment for not…

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October 22, 2005

The Invitation 

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October 22, 2005

Party in the Main Room 

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October 22, 2005

Tej, Me, and Rob

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October 22, 2005

Halloweenasty V

7:30pm Saturday October 23, 2004 As my cab pulled up to the corner of Greenich and Houston, I could see three bright yellow school buses with people everywhere—inside and out—all decked out for the Halloween party of the year. I…

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October 22, 2005

On Safari in Kenya 

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October 22, 2005

The Curse of ‘I Love You’

Twice in the past year, I’ve been in the situation where some loser has said those three words to me and regretted it. My advice? Restrain yourself. Think very carefully about the repercussions. Situation #1 I’d gone on a handful…

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October 22, 2005

Me and Therese on a Hawaiian cruise 

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October 22, 2005

Wonder Twin Powers Activate

As you can see, my older sister and I look very much alike. We’re often confused as twins. Therese used to teach music in our hometown. Whenever I go home to hang out with my parents, I always pay a…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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