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Plant a Seed
“Mom, where are we?” I asked.
“Kenny, this is Yale,” she replied calmly. “Look around. Maybe someday, you’ll go to school here.”
“Mom, where are we?” I asked.
“Kenny, this is Yale,” she replied calmly. “Look around. Maybe someday, you’ll go to school here.”
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Tribute To Our Dad
When Mom asked me to speak at Dad’s service, I knew I had to step up. Fortunately, journaling had prepared me for the moment.
When Mom asked me to speak at Dad’s service, I knew I had to step up. Fortunately, journaling had prepared me for the moment.
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Jay's Jayburgers
At the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Virgil Avenue in Los Angeles, there used to be a little burger stand, Jay’s Jayburgers. It had only six stools around a U-shaped counter. Bite for bite, there was not a better mix of tastes and textures than a Jayburger.
At the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Virgil Avenue in Los Angeles, there used to be a little burger stand, Jay’s Jayburgers. It had only six stools around a U-shaped counter. Bite for bite, there was not a better mix of tastes and textures than a Jayburger.
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Leadership in the Face of Change
A Report from the Yale Alumni Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. © 2017 Yale University. All rights reserved.
A Report from the Yale Alumni Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. © 2017 Yale University. All rights reserved.
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Answering the Call
You never know when your calling might come or where it might originate, but when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. If your antenna is up and you’re open to receiving signals, the message will find you. It found me, and I am forever grateful I listened.
You never know when your calling might come or where it might originate, but when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. If your antenna is up and you’re open to receiving signals, the message will find you. It found me, and I am forever grateful I listened.
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My big takeaway as a dad is that love is spelled T-I-M-E.
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Molly and Springsteen
Last year, Molly, who lives in Boston, happened to see Bruce on Newbury Street. She was stunned, but she also had the presence of mind, and the courage, to approach him for a selfie. He could not have been more gracious.
Last year, Molly, who lives in Boston, happened to see Bruce on Newbury Street. She was stunned, but she also had the presence of mind, and the courage, to approach him for a selfie. He could not have been more gracious.
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Pull-Ups Video
When Allie first floated the BSOGMA challenge in July 2022, I baselined at nine pull-ups. Six months later, I cranked out eighteen and a half.
When Allie first floated the BSOGMA challenge in July 2022, I baselined at nine pull-ups. Six months later, I cranked out eighteen and a half.
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Mom's Workout Routine
Mom is ninety-nine and, unbelievably, as of this writing, she still works out whenever she can.
Mom is ninety-nine and, unbelievably, as of this writing, she still works out whenever she can.
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Alcatraz
In December 2023, ten months before my seventieth birthday, I sensed my swimming was getting stale. Needing a big play, I signed up for the Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim.
In December 2023, ten months before my seventieth birthday, I sensed my swimming was getting stale. Needing a big play, I signed up for the Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim.
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And whose bus are you on?
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John K. Inadomi Video
In 1997, to mark the centennial of my grandfather John Kaichiro Inadomi’s birth, we produced a one-hour documentary on his extraordinary life. To view the video please enter the password: Inadomi
In 1997, to mark the centennial of my grandfather John Kaichiro Inadomi’s birth, we produced a one-hour documentary on his extraordinary life. To view the video please enter the password: Inadomi
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