Hobbies, Adulthood and Zen Cooking
Michael Gallagher I have recently been told by a few different people, one with professional training in such matters, that I need hobbies. There was once a time when I was a…
Education
Oyster Bay in sight and sound (I think)
The above image is from the edge of Teddy Roosevelt’s estate in Sagamore Hill overlooking Oyster Bay. It was taken in September, 2006 after Jen and I had just returned…
Long Island, Jay Gatzby, Siddhartha and Family
I am finishing up a weekend in Roslyn Harbor, Long Island, with my wife, father and brother in-law. It has been a surprisingly refreshing weekend full of muted adventure, understated…
Tagore and lemonade
“I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door – or I’ll make a door. Something terrific…
Data, the currency of academic jargon, and a corpus of 14 billion words
So let me start with the following caveat: I work for the Stor of J. There, I said it and I am proud of it. That being said, this Data…