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November 5, 2005

An Officer and a Gentleman

I worked from home today because of a 6am conference call to educate members of the new Atlanta sales office on our investment products. I figured, it wouldn’t be too difficult to take an early morning call if I was…

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October 27, 2005

The Palace of Fine Arts 

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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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