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!
1/21/26
1/8/26
A few thoughts on the trade:
Having no picks is particularly advantageous for us. We owe one to the Knicks, but we’re confident we’ll maintain our current status by continuing to perform poorly, especially considering the exceptional talent in this upcoming draft class.
We should aim to become competitive within the next two years. And having Trae as a primary guard will free space for Alex Sarr on pick & rolls, and the other shooters/forwards on the team too :)
Our salary cap is $80 million, so even with Trae Young’s $49 million contract, we still have substantial room to secure bad contracts or free agents this summer.
Additionally, we haven’t had a superstar on our roster since Russell Westbrook’s tenure from 2020 to 2021, and John Wall before that.
The Wizards don’t have any big extensions looming, so even if they gave Young a two- or three-year deal this summer, they’ll be in great shape financially. This might be the perfect rental with a chance at long-term success. And if it doesn’t work out, they can cut the bait and maintain business as usual in their development process.
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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 😆 🐣 👩❤️👨
11/13/25
Amazing atmosphere at the end with the whole crowd supporting our team and shouting at bad refereeing.
Glad I could enjoy with friends!
11/9/25
Fantastic time at the Clipse show last night!
Was supposed to see Pusha-T live a few years back but gig got cancelled, so extremely happy to have seen him in my hometown.
Given that Pharrell Williams is now the Creative Director at Louis Vuitton in Paris and that they recorded the album in the offices, I was low-key hoping for a Pharrell appearance. And not only did he show up, he also came on stage for the very last song!
11/3/25
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10/31/25
The team at “French Tech Journal”, on the reports of founders leaving France/Europe for the US: @chrisobrienfrance.bsky.social @index.frenchtechjournal.com.ap.brid.gy
America is the land of the free and the home of disposable stuff. There’s not much sentimentality about dropping your platform thingy like a rancid steak tartar left on the countertop overnight.
Nothing to add here: moving to/from Silicon Valley and/or the US seems cyclical — there’s clearly success stories coming from all schools of thought, whether SV-based, Europe-based, remote or on-location, etc. At the end of the day, only execution matter
9/28/25
In Nuremberg for work for the week, and decided to go check out the local football team with some of my colleagues.
We were seated next to the Berlin fans, and unfortunately, the stadium has a running track around it, which I generally really dislike. But other than that fun atmosphere and frustrating experience to watch the home team lose 0-3. Good experience if they were playing better, I would try to go see that more regularly considering I am visiting this town four times a year.
9/27/25
I believe this might be the first time ever, or at least in the past two decades, that I’ve completed a 10k run (and also managed to run over an hour, which is unprecedented for me, especially without any interruptions).
The course had minimal elevation, and the weather was cold and slightly humid. However, I think the temperature at least helped me maintain my pace and push through. Once I completed the larger loop around the lake, I realized that I needed to push just a bit more to reach the 10k mark as well as the hour mark. So, I continued running.
Proud of myself for reaching this milestone. It wasn’t easy, but I made an effort to pace myself more and ensure that I could complete the longer distance and time.
8/19/25
📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Finished the Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus of blink-182 during my run today
As a pop-punk kid, I had been meaning to get a copy of the physical book, but the audiobook version narrated by Mark was a great format!
It’s hard not to compare it with Deryck Whibley’s memoir (of Sum 41) since these two books came out less than a year of each other, and I preferred reading Whibley’s book in comparison.
Even if I knew of some of the stories and anecdotes through the years, it gave a great and compelling view into Mark’s story and the creation of this band that means so much to me, to this day!
8/7/25
The idea of Kindness being Punk, continuing to grow and get good traction. I love it!
When you become less polite, the alteration in your conduct can make you less happy, more depressed, and angrier about life.
(…) One study [allows] us to infer that you inherit some politeness from your parents partly through your genes, but more through how you were brought up. This also implies that you can become more polite with good influences and by cultivating positive habits.
Researchers (…) showed that being polite to others raises happiness and lowers anger. (…) Being impolite is more like scratching at your poison-ivy rash. Giving in to the urge makes things worse.
(…) I see politeness as today’s punk rock because it so transgresses the spirit of our times. And like punk rock, when you empower yourself with politeness, you feel exhilarated. It is the ultimate exercise in freedom: the freedom to be the person I want to be in the face of a cultural tyranny.
8/6/25
Totally unsurprising and yet so pressing…
Without real-world freedom, children don’t get the chance to develop competence, confidence, and the ability to solve everyday problems. Indeed, independence and unsupervised play are associated with positive mental-health outcomes.
Kids being raised on screens long for real freedom. It’s like they’re homesick for a world they’ve never known.
A few thoughts:
8/2/25
Went out to Musée de L’Homme for the exhibition on Wax Textile, and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in fashion, colonialism, ethnography, culture, and global trade.
Then had lunch at Schwartz’s Deli before enjoying the sight, and spending time with some of our friends living close to the Eiffel Tower on Rive Droite.
8/1/25
Including delicious cookies and affogatos from Crème and a visit to the National Archives and seeing the official handwritten “Appeal of June 18th” from General Charles De Gaulle, which he broadcast on the BBC from London while in exile, on June 18th 1940, trying to inspire the French to resist their invaders.
Also: Happy International Spritz Day! Grateful that we have a lovely big Eataly here in Paris 🇮🇹
7/7/25
The end to another eventful week and weekend…
6/17/25
Absolute madness at the Paris Basketball game tonight!
Game 2 of the 2024-2025 LNB Betclic Elite Finals: 2-0 Win
Total domination against this Monaco team and we went as high as having a +30 point gap.
TJ Shorts proving once again why he’s the best player on the continent and the whole team played its part! Incredible game, incredible atmosphere, and now one win away from our very first League Championship.
6/15/25
First game of the Finals — a best of five series It’s our second appearance at the finals ever — second in two years. We lost to Monaco 3-1 last year, but we are stronger while Monaco is having some issues with a star player who’s not gonna play again this season and another solid one who’s injured.
Today’s victory puts us up 1-0, so two more wins, needed to win the whole damn thing!
The team was serious from beginning to end, so that was really great.
6/13/25
Just got back from a day at Viva Tech 2025 for Work.
The event was huge, with 165,000 attendees over four days, making it the biggest conference I’ve ever been to.
AI was obviously the star of the show, popping up everywhere and driving discussions on its ethical implications and practical applications. It was interesting to see how governments (national and regional) and companies are leveraging AI to innovate in their core businesses.
I attended 2 really cool keynotes :
Overall, a great opportunity to see how the industry is evolving. It was a solid experience, and I’m already looking forward to next year’s event.
6/13/25
Recent food highlights from the past few weeks, mostly at home for these ones:
6/6/25
(In a best-of-5 series - meaning the first team to 3 wins goes through.)
Another solid win: started with a 7-0 run, then tied and went as far as being 10 points behind in the first half. Very poor refereeing in Q2, seemed that refs were losing the plot.
Back to business in Q3, and we really went ahead in Q4.
Onwards now: one more win to get to the finals!
5/22/25
Since visiting the Monocle café last weekend, I’ve been re-inspired by the space, but also the magazine, its radio, and its editorial pieces. I’m seriously considering subscribing again.
So as I make up my mind, it was a joy to discover this article on Jony Ive, LoveFrom, published on the day of possibly the biggest announcement in about a decade, in the Tech Industry
5/14/25
Really excited by this new “Top Class” Euroleague series of Panini trading cards!
First time that we get this in Europe, and the quality is superb: great card thickness (I’m used to less from Topps), the images are very high quality, and the holographs and graphic details look stunning!
Now to get my Paris Basketball cards signed…
4/28/25
Had a fantastic time seeing Tyler, The Creator last night!
I’ve been a fan for more than a decade now — his past 4-5 albums have been frequently on rotation at home over the years, and I’m fascinated by the creative freedom and artistry he seems to shape for himself.
After a first act dedicated to Chromakopia, he walked over a bridge to reach the small center stage, set like a living room (with a sofa, a desk, a turntable, and a crate of vinyl records.) He browsed through the crate containing his previous albums and other Easter eggs and influences and would then pick his albums and put them onto the turntable to play the hits.
Such a cool yet simple concept hit it was executed beautifully!
4/15/25
Recently created 2 AI Agents to help me in my job — a great exercise for me, considering I’m in a customer-facing role and non-technical position.
Basically, one focuses on our vertical, and one is more horizontal, by contrast. Doing so is a real timesaver, while not breaching any confidentiality or confidential information. Really powerful stuff that is already paying dividens and making me better at my job…
4/10/25
Finished reading: DoggyBags - One-Shot : Dirty Old Glory by Mud 📚
A graphic novel by the French “DoggyBags” collective that I recently borrowed from my local library. Quite prescient and reminds me of the movie “Civil War” that was released last year… Brutal and would definitely be Rated R if this was released as a movie in the US.
I’m really glad we took the time to check out our local library after 2 years of living here…
3/29/25
Some really interesting developments for European Basketball:
There’s a lot that’s still up in the air between FIBA vs Euroleague, and the NBA announcing this in partnership with FIBA. But the future of European Basketball is definitely going ti be defined by this, whether it works or not.
Personally I welcome the NBA —provided that they take into consideration the specificities, culture, history and tradition that we have here on the Old Continent.
One thing that worries me though is that they seem to be interested in talking to established football ⚽️ teams instead of trying to find a way to work with established Basketball Clubs. For example: the rumor is that they’d better work with, PSG (Paris St Germain) than my existing Paris Basketball team.
Which leads me to my second point:
I guess I’m keeping my season ticket for years to come 🎫 🏀
3/11/25
A Fantasy Baseball update:
My draft was on Sunday, mid-afternoon, so I had to draft using the Yahoo Mobile App, while being out and about, hanging out with friends.
Here’s what I got — wish me luck!
Batters:
Pitchers:
3/10/25
Recently finished Onside: Major League Soccer, the documentary series on TV+ about the past MLS season.
It was a nice and refreshing view compared to team-specific documentaries I’ve seen in the football (⚽️) world, and I really enjoyed the variety of discovering different teams, personalities, and players!
For someone like me, based in Europe, it was super useful to learn more about this league and its personalities. I wish more teams were covered, but I’m assuming that this would be the case if the show was to get renewed for another few seasons… MLS has definitely had the perception of being the “soon-to-be in the Top 5 of football leagues in the world” for 15 years now and we’re still waiting to see it happen, but at least the marketing has been good and the level of play has increased significantly. Though there’s still a lot of work to be done at youth level for the sport to become as mainstream and universal as it is in the rest of the world.
Next up on my watchlist:
2/11/25
Well… @ACMomento doesn’t yet support the basketball “Coupe de France” but last night was a nice and simple victory against JDA Dijon in the Quarter Finals round.
Yesterday’s game marked the anniversary of moving from the old Halle Carpentier on the southernmost part of town, to the shiny new Adidas Arena located in the northernmost point at Porte de la Chappelle.
Hard to believe everything that has happened so far in just over one year:
…and this year we’re still in the running for all 4 main competitions:
