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Father's Day Without My Dad Father's Day Without My Dad
06.15.26 • FATHERHOOD

FATHER'S DAY WITHOUT MY DAD

The best cake in the world, with a piece that will always be missing.

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Knicks Shirt Maker: A One-Day Build Knicks Shirt Maker: A One-Day Build
06.12.26 • CODE

KNICKS SHIRT MAKER: A ONE-DAY BUILD

I Made a Knicks Shirt Generator Because Taylor Swift Wore One at the NBA Finals

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Favorite Things - May 2026 Favorite Things - May 2026
06.01.26 • RAMBLINGS

FAVORITE THINGS - MAY 2026

Things that made me happy!

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I'm the emergency contact. The school still calls my wife. I'm the emergency contact. The school still calls my wife.
05.26.26 • FATHERHOOD

I'M THE EMERGENCY CONTACT. THE SCHOOL STILL CALLS MY WIFE.

My life as the default dad, as seen in Business Insider.

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04.27.26 • FATHERHOOD

Stop Letting Summer Happen to You

How we plan eleven weeks of family summer — and why the NYC school calendar gap still drives me crazy

04.27.26

Stop Letting Summer Happen to You

How we plan eleven weeks of family summer — and why the NYC school calendar gap still drives me crazy

FATHERHOOD
03.12.26 • RAMBLINGS

AI Is Making It Hard to Step Away

03.12.26

AI Is Making It Hard to Step Away

RAMBLINGS
03.07.26 • FATHERHOOD

We built a bookcase

03.07.26

We built a bookcase

FATHERHOOD
01.13.26 • BOOKS

Three Books to Read When Your New Year's Resolutions Have Already Fallen Apart

When motivation fails, these three books offer a different path forward

01.13.26

Three Books to Read When Your New Year's Resolutions Have Already Fallen Apart

When motivation fails, these three books offer a different path forward

BOOKS
01.05.26 • FATHERHOOD

The Book That Changed How I Think About My Kids and Screens

How Jonathan Haidt's book changed how I think about screens, childhood, and raising confident kids

01.05.26

The Book That Changed How I Think About My Kids and Screens

How Jonathan Haidt's book changed how I think about screens, childhood, and raising confident kids

FATHERHOOD
01.01.26 • LIFE

2026: The Year of Doing the Work (and Taking the Kids With Me)

A framework for the year ahead that's flexible enough for real life, but solid enough to keep me moving

01.01.26

2026: The Year of Doing the Work (and Taking the Kids With Me)

A framework for the year ahead that's flexible enough for real life, but solid enough to keep me moving

LIFE
12.30.25 • LIFE

Choosing Two Out of Three: My 2025 Reality Check

The year I needed vs. the year I planned

12.30.25

Choosing Two Out of Three: My 2025 Reality Check

The year I needed vs. the year I planned

LIFE
12.25.25 • BOOKS

The Very Best Books I Read in 2025

From survival stories to productivity wisdom — five books that stayed with me

12.25.25

The Very Best Books I Read in 2025

From survival stories to productivity wisdom — five books that stayed with me

BOOKS
11.24.25 • MENTAL HEALTH

I Thought I Was Distracted — Turns Out It Was ADHD

How finally getting diagnosed changed the way I show up for my wife and kids.

11.24.25

I Thought I Was Distracted — Turns Out It Was ADHD

How finally getting diagnosed changed the way I show up for my wife and kids.

MENTAL HEALTH
11.20.25 • LIFE

The Joy of Obsession: Why Going All In Matters

Rediscovering the happiness and health found in caring deeply about something

11.20.25

The Joy of Obsession: Why Going All In Matters

Rediscovering the happiness and health found in caring deeply about something

LIFE
11.17.25 • MENTAL HEALTH

I Thought Work Was Boring — Turns Out I Have ADHD

How finally getting diagnosed at 30 changed the way I think, work, and show up every day.

11.17.25

I Thought Work Was Boring — Turns Out I Have ADHD

How finally getting diagnosed at 30 changed the way I think, work, and show up every day.

MENTAL HEALTH
11.10.25 • FATHERHOOD

Brick by Brick: Holding Onto What Matters

On fatherhood, Lego, and the screen-free joy of building together

11.10.25

Brick by Brick: Holding Onto What Matters

On fatherhood, Lego, and the screen-free joy of building together

FATHERHOOD
11.07.25 • FATHERHOOD

Better Than Before, and the Season of Starting Over

11.07.25

Better Than Before, and the Season of Starting Over

FATHERHOOD
10.30.25 • FAVORITES

October Favorite Things

Paris, family celebrations, fall fun, and building with AI

10.30.25

October Favorite Things

Paris, family celebrations, fall fun, and building with AI

FAVORITES
10.28.25 • FATHERHOOD

Why Every Dad Should Have a Digital Camera

10.28.25

Why Every Dad Should Have a Digital Camera

FATHERHOOD
10.23.25 • ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

The Solutions Log: A Manager’s System to Capture Impact (So My Reviews Are Easy)

10.23.25

The Solutions Log: A Manager’s System to Capture Impact (So My Reviews Are Easy)

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
10.21.25 • CODE

Building a Paris Travel Site with AI in One Night

10.21.25

Building a Paris Travel Site with AI in One Night

CODE
10.20.25 • FATHERHOOD

The one parenting hack I have not seen on Instagram

10.20.25

The one parenting hack I have not seen on Instagram

FATHERHOOD
10.01.25 • BOOKS

Why Every Dad Should Read The Anxious Generation

10.01.25

Why Every Dad Should Read The Anxious Generation

BOOKS
09.29.25 • FATHERHOOD

5 Things to Do Every Day to Be a Happier Dad

09.29.25

5 Things to Do Every Day to Be a Happier Dad

FATHERHOOD
02.23.23 • LIFE

35 Things I’ve Learned In 35 Years

02.23.23

35 Things I’ve Learned In 35 Years

LIFE
02.16.23 • JOURNALING

How One Index Card Can Drastically Improve Your Journaling?

02.16.23

How One Index Card Can Drastically Improve Your Journaling?

JOURNALING
01.20.23 • BOOKS

Take Your Reading to a New Level and Reread a Book This Year

01.20.23

Take Your Reading to a New Level and Reread a Book This Year

BOOKS
01.13.23 • RAMBLINGS

The 3 Best Things I Purchased in 2022

01.13.23

The 3 Best Things I Purchased in 2022

RAMBLINGS
01.05.23 • LIFE

Annual Themes

01.05.23

Annual Themes

LIFE
12.24.22 • LIFE

It costs nothing to be nice

12.24.22

It costs nothing to be nice

LIFE

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Father of two in Queens, NY, runner, and photo-taker. Engineering Manager at Business Insider. This is my personal website where I share articles and photos.

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