From the monthly archives:

October 2010

Let’s Not Play a Love Game

October 29, 2010
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Much of the reason why I didn’t play tennis in college and more competitively on the USTA circuit is because I never had the right mindset to play a singles match. Winners need more than skill – they must possess an insatiable need to be the best.

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Emily Dickinson at the Computer

October 27, 2010
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I’m no Dickinson scholar, but I do know that she wrote her poems by hand. The dashes were a mark of great energy, violence, and passion. They break up sentences and phrases in a way that commas and semicolons can’t. They demonstrate a fierce continuation of thought, a determination to reach the end of the idea.

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What Does Dark Chocolate Taste Like?

October 25, 2010
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Hanging out with Dido Frank and Baba Olena at their home meant playing chess, eating fresh raspberries and tomatoes, visiting the corner bakery for fresh rye bread, playing with dough scraps while Baba filled pierogi, and hanging out with my imaginary friends in the space Dido had cleared in the cluster of evergreens in their backyard.

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The Luxury of Getting Lost

October 22, 2010
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The possibility of getting lost excites me. I’m thrilled when I have to drive to a new location, take a new bus route, find an address in Manhattan, or even get from an airport to my hotel in a strange city. Having to be your own guide is the best way to recruit all your senses.

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Pumping Iron to Prove Something

October 20, 2010
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Sometimes, the reward isn’t always obvious – we can’t always see, taste, smell, or touch success. But at the gym, I can see examples of success on the treadmill, in the squat rack, or on an incline bench. Success is apparent in the way people look, in how much weight they can push or pull, and in how fast they can run.

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