Life

3/3/26 →

Sunny Tuesday, 17°, just back from the track. Barely ran in January, but the weather is turning and so am I.

(Re-)Started last August and saw real progress by winter. Starting earlier this year — excited to see where that takes me by the end of 2026. 💪

A person with a towel over their shoulder is taking a selfie while running, displaying workout statistics from a running app on the image.

A belated Happy Anniversary (35 years old / 9 years together / 7 years married)

2/25/26

A wonderful (belated) anniversary dinner and celebration last night, at Tram 130, a place I’ve been wanting to go to since it opened two years ago!

Highlights included:

Also had a surprise visit from the boss Priscilla Tram herself :)

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2/18/26 →

J. Cole tickets: 🎟️ ✅ Secured!

A man stands next to a car under a sky, with bold text above and below announcing The Fall Off world tour and the artist's name, J. Cole.

2/17/26 →

Updated my /now page

2/9/26 →

This is 35!

Sadly, started the week and my birthday battling a cold, but looking forward to more celebrations later this week!

Grateful to my wife for picking up a box from my favorite cookies spot in town in lieu of a birthday cake 😋 🍪

A person is holding a blue and cream-colored cookie tin labeled Fresh Baked Cookies with the brand Puffy on top. A hand holds an open rectangular tin containing several chocolate chip cookies.

2/4/26 →

Currently reading: Why We Love Baseball by Joe Posnanski 📚
A really fun read so far and the best time of year to get into it!

A Kindle displaying the book Why We Love Baseball by Joe Posnanski rests on a bed with patterned pillows and a lamp in the background.

1/27/26 →

More pics from Saturday Night’s basketball session with the Karmine Corp Red Wall crew!

I’m really on the sidelines of all this, but one of my friends organized the event so I was happy to join!

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1/27/26 →

A great time at the All Time Low concert last night!

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The end of a 3-day work trip to HQ in Nuremberg.

1/23/26

Some highlights:

But with all this, it feels amazing to get home this evening and back to my family and the life we’re building here!

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🎶 Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:

1/21/26

A stylized concert ticket for a Jay-Z performance featuring Kanye West in Paris, France, with a venue capacity of 20,300, dated June 2, 2012.A concert ticket design for John Mayer's performance in Paris, France on March 24, 2024, featuring a stage with a musician performing to a large audience.A concert ticket for Sum 41's performance on November 23, 2024, at Paris La Défense Arena is shown, indicating seating in section 113, row 26, seat 39.A concert ticket design features Bloc Party performing at the Roundhouse in London on February 11, 2017, with attendance to be confirmed.A large concert features a performance by a band on stage with a full crowd and digital stage effects.

1/20/26 →

Everyone but me has been sick so I’ve had to step up.
Also had to deal with difficult interrupted sleep over the past few day.
So all in all, pretty glad to be back on the track even for a short-er run, especially before the upcoming work trip tomorrow.

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1/15/26 →

There was definitely room for a Win, but a few calls went against us, a lot of missed free throws, and some strong opposition (didn’t work out so well for us…)[https://m.acmomento.com/mo/o6LU8oLDsYPL6GUxrXZlnHty4h63/basketball/fdd256f6-5b83-4ca1-91aa-46e9abb5d9d5]

A ticket for a Euroleague basketball game between Paris Basketball and AS Monaco on January 15, 2026, indicates a score of 87-95.A basketball game is taking place in a large indoor arena filled with spectators, featuring teams warming up on the court.A basketball game is taking place in an arena with spectators watching and a large screen overhead displaying game information.A basketball game is taking place in a crowded arena with the scoreboard displaying a score of 64 to 76.A crowded basketball arena has spectators watching an ongoing game with a vibrant scoreboard and court.A basketball game is taking place in a packed arena, with players on the court actively engaged and spectators watching intently.A lively basketball game is taking place in a large indoor arena filled with cheering spectators.

1/15/26 →

Fourth time trying to get a haircut this week (this time at a different salon) and still no luck… 😩 🤷‍♂️ 💇‍♂️

A person wearing a light green hoodie and a fluffy jacket stands outdoors, slightly frowning and holding their hair with one hand.

1/13/26 →

Had to leave at half time because my little one was sick 😢 ❤️‍🩹

A digital ticket stub for a basketball game in Paris on January 13, 2026, showing a score of Paris 96, Strasbourg 67.A basketball game is taking place in an arena, with a scoreboard showing a score of 21-18 and a large screen displaying the game above the court.A group of people is gathered outside a brightly lit sports arena with a large sign displaying Paris Basketball vs SIG Strasbourg.

1/13/26 →

Fuck! Second10k of my adult life in the books, spontaneous one too! C’est peut être un détail pour vous, mais pour moi ça veut dire beaucoup

A person is taking a selfie during a morning run along a riverbank, with the tracking details of their run displayed on the image.A Strava running map displays a completed morning run in Saint-Denis, showing a distance of 10.08 km in 1 hour and 2 minutes.A tranquil river scene features a silhouetted bridge and trees under a sunlit cloudy sky.

1/11/26 →

Finished reading: Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums by Travis Barker 📚🥁🤘

10-12 years later, still a great and insightful read into a musician I’ve admired so much over the past 20+ years! Totally made me want to revisit some of Travis’ side projects

1/9/26 →

If you come at me, you’d better know that my response will be thought of and that I’ll come prepared.

Been dealing with unprofessionalism for the third or fourth time in 6 months, and this shit doesn’t fly with me!

Professional or personal, I can be loyal to a fault, but rub me the wrong way and the road to recover my trust will be extremely long.

1/9/26 →

I’ve had my Kindle Paperwhite for over 10 years now… probably one of the few “still using it on the regular” piece of tech I still own and use!

12/31/25 →

Daughter and wife asleep by 10pm, watching Sinners for the last thing to do this year. Happy New Year — bring on 2026!

Poster for the 2025 movie Sinners

12/30/25 →

Lost my #FantasyFootball championship by 0.54pt, in a mildly frustrating turn of events! Another fun season in the books though!

📝💒👩‍❤️‍👨

12/29/25

Whole heartedly agree with all of these from my friend Naomi Accardi

FWIW [my wife] and I got married within 5 weeks after getting engaged, and our little 13-people ceremony in my village in the south of France, in the middle of February, has been a much better memory than a costly-ordeal-to-“please”-hundreds-of-people-whom-we-hadn’t-seen-or-connected-with-in-recent-years would have been.

We’re about to enter our 9th year together, and 7th year of marriage, and now have a wonderful 2yo daughter who keeps us on our toes 😆 🐣 👩‍❤️‍👨

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12/24/25 →

🎥🎞️ Toy Story 3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pulled at my heartstrings to watch this tonight on Christmas Eve with my wife and 2yo daughter who’s essentially a total Bonnie!

A group of animated toys, including a space ranger and a cowboy, are running towards the viewer against a nighttime backdrop, featured in the Toy Story 3 movie poster.

12/23/25 →

Christmas #Euroleague game at home to Red Star Belgrade and a dominant win to close out the year. #ParisBasketball

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12/21/25 →

Xmas Game win against Cholet! Lovely victory and always good to start building momentum again :)

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12/20/25 →

Been a tough end of the year at work, but hey, I got back to using a notebook, and finished one of ‘em (the one at the back!)

12/17/25 →

Tough loss tonight

A digital ticket design displays a basketball game between Paris Basketball and FC Barcelona on December 16, 2025, with a score of 69-85 and a stadium capacity of 8,000.A basketball game is being played in a dimly lit arena with an overhead screen showing game highlights.Players warm up on a basketball court under a large digital screen displaying an upcoming match between Paris Basketball and FC Barcelona in an arena.A basketball game is taking place in an indoor arena with spectators watching from the stands and a large screen displaying the score.

12/11/25 →

Great game, tight, but a frustrating loss in the end.

I’m tired of losing like this by leaving too many 3pt shooters open or not defending tight enough, or trying too hard to score a tough basket.

Also Sylvain Francisco is a BALLER!

A digital ticket displays a EuroLeague basketball game between Paris Basketball and Žalgiris Kaunas at the Adidas Arena on December 11, 2025, with a final score of 105-108.

12/1/25 →

Back home at last!

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11/23/25 →

Good run today: I was able to pick up the pace while the temperature and humidity were higher than 2 days ago!

11/22/25 →

Some great couple of days in Maryland after this first week:

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