Rory’s Blog

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  • I Read It So You Don’t Have To (But You Should)

    I’m one of those annoying people who recommends books. It’s less about expecting people to read the book than it is about feeling a physical compulsion to recommend it – as if I swallowed the book and need to puke it up all over everyone. Most people do not read the books I recommend. Dad,…

  • A Coach On The Brink

    Nine seconds left. Bucks are down two.  They’ve got to get it up the floor quickly to tie or win the game. The coach has a timeout to burn but decides not to interrupt the flow of the game because his team has been on a furious comeback. The point guard brings it up, dribbles to space,…

  • “We Talkin’ Bout Practice.”

    Every year I lay out New Year’s resolutions with my two brothers and my dad. The format has evolved from an in-person meeting with an agenda to a shared Google Doc with categories like “Financial, Spiritual, Family, Fitness” to its current iteration, which might just be a casual chat over breakfast with one of them.…