June 13, 2024 Against Ambition I asked one of my friends from that class, now a graduate student, if he remembers the rant as well as I do. “duhhhh,”…
June 5, 2024 Dear Boomer: To the Class of 2024 Fifty years ago, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, usually squeaking into class just on time. While much has changed since then,…
May 21, 2024 FaceTime with mom: Boys and art I called Mom late last night to talk about my mental health. She picked up my FaceTime from the living room couch. I knew…
April 26, 2024 Letter to an incoming CS student Dear incoming CS student, Welcome to Stanford! Computer science is by far the most popular major here on campus (especially the AI/ML track), so…
March 5, 2024 Dear Boomer: Embracing the inner rooster Fifty years ago, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, usually squeaking into class just on time. While much has changed since then,…
February 15, 2024 On letters Written this past summer, 2023. There’s seven of them stacked by date on my bedside drawer. A shoebox underneath the bed houses 23 more….
January 17, 2024 Love and change I often come back to the time I shared with this special person. When we met, I did not have a handle on much…
November 30, 2023 Dear Boomer: Get a life! Fifty years ago, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, usually squeaking into class just on time. While much has changed since then,…
November 8, 2023 Dear Boomer: Long distance love Fifty years ago, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, usually squeaking into class just on time. While much has changed since then,…
June 15, 2023 ‘Dear Boomer’: What should I even ask a boomer? 50 years ago, I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus, usually squeaking into class just on time. While much has changed since then,…