Author Archives: britoman

4th of july

I spent my first Fourth of July in Philly (I was in Rome last year) by heading to The Parkway and The Art Museum. There was a Fourth of July Parade, which is the first parade I have ever seen … Continue reading

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elevators are scary

Looking back on the experience now, with a peculiarly melancholic kind of bewilderment, he recognizes that he walked onto an elevator one night, with his life in one kind of shape, and emerged from it with his life in another. … Continue reading

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what would jesus buy?

I never thought I would be addressing a philosophical question whist renting a movie at Blockbuster… Apparently, Jesus has a choice between Wedding Daze and Welcome Home. From what I can tell, they both look like cinematic masterpieces. .

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google to provide viacom with pii

Nothing like a little invasion of personal privacy by a judicial system that doesn’t quite “get it” to start yer day!

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blink

I just finished reading Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. I received it some time in February, however one thing led to another and I didn’t start reading it until mid-June. Overall the book was not what I expected. … Continue reading

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jury duty

I received a letter in the mail today informing me that “It’s Your Turn!” I am summoned to appear before the Honorable C. Darnell Jones, II at the Court of Common Pleas on July 31st. This. Should. Be. Interesting.

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moderately injured

This was quite the weekend for injuries. 1) Friday after work one of The Firm’s partners had a few people over for some volleyball and swimming. Now, I am not very good at volleyball and my general strategy is to … Continue reading

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