personal – James daSilva

A year later

Today is a year since my co-worker Amanda died, shockingly and unexpectedly. I’ve tried to celebrate and learn from her.

What I wrote (and didn’t write) in 2015

I didn’t write as much as I hoped to this year. Part of this was being on a federal grand jury, part of it was having the flu twice (yes, really). But part of it was just not setting aside the mental space. I will be working on the latter in 2016. What do IContinue reading “What I wrote (and didn’t write) in 2015”

“How you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live”

http://www.espn.com/core/video/iframe?id=12118361&endcard=false I don’t watch SportsCenter all that often anymore, and not the late-night editions, which is where Stuart Scott was more in recent years. But, like so many others, I grew up on SportsCenter, remember when espn2 was the edgy, lowercase station, and yet am young enough to not remember an ESPN without Stuart Scott.Continue reading ““How you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live””

The challenge of challenging yourself

Forecasting is a fool’s game, but let’s assume that I’m in a decent position for 2015: I like my job and city, am liked back, and my personal life is mildly together. But I don’t feel terribly put-together. Perhaps more accurately, I feel like there is a disconnect, at times, between the scrutiny I placeContinue reading “The challenge of challenging yourself”