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A Ship is Safe in a Harbor
It was a crisp night in New York – one where I didn’t prefer to have my hands out of my pockets for more than two minutes traversing the...

Michael Tringali
Jan 21, 20243 min read
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Duke University
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Duke? Screw Duke? Oh, so you have to be smart to go there right?...

Michael Tringali
Nov 21, 20234 min read
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It's Raining, not Pouring
I don’t know if you heard, but there was a rainstorm that whipped through New York the other day. It flooded (some) subway stations,...

Michael Tringali
Oct 3, 20232 min read
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7 Minutes in Heaven
I was a late bloomer. So I have never been involved in the authentic teenage-ish game of seven minutes in heaven. I’m curious what...

Michael Tringali
Aug 10, 20233 min read
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A Traditional Summer
I wanted to write a post on June 10th. Titled "Alexander 23." It's a band. That in my eyes is growing rapidly and has incredible...

Michael Tringali
Jun 22, 20233 min read
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Short Stories Part 2
A. C is for Charlie It was a cold and rainy night in the city. Not a light mist, where you smirk at the non-local struggling with an...

Michael Tringali
Feb 21, 20234 min read
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An Ode to Japan
Everything may look the same from above, but what is happening on the ground is something you need to feel, touch, see, and examine. Take...

Michael Tringali
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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Laughter
I’ve been teaching tennis recently. Call it whatever you want – we’ll combine all your thoughts into one elongated description of “a...

Michael Tringali
Dec 20, 20223 min read
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The World’s Falling Apart, and Then There’s Roger Federer
I’ll try to describe the scene entering Terminal B at LaGuardia tonight, but it’s nearly impossible. Lines and lines of cars. A sea of...

Michael Tringali
Sep 24, 20224 min read
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Drinks with the Team
I’m writing this post on Labor day. About a game we had last Tuesday. To get in the Tuesday mindset (of a full week), I thought I would...

Michael Tringali
Sep 6, 20223 min read
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A Shitty Tuesday
It was a shitty Tuesday. I’m a big fan of Monday’s. Always have been. I like being clean shaven and showered Sunday night ready to waltz...

Michael Tringali
May 24, 20225 min read
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Friday’s into Duke UNC Saturday
I’ll be the first to admit that it’s very easy to not work from home. I even heard a younger gentleman in the gym this past week...

Michael Tringali
Mar 4, 20223 min read
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America is Turning into Zion Williamson
Do you remember the last time Zion played in an NBA game? I’m not going to tell you, because I don’t remember. And it's not worth looking...

Michael Tringali
Jan 3, 20224 min read
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Life is Good
It was a chilly well heated night in Carmel. An eclectic group was assembled to celebrate the wedding of Obana and Jessie. And at my semi...

Michael Tringali
Nov 7, 20212 min read
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It's Better to See People's Faces
Due to a fridge / freezer incident / mishap at the Oasis (name of our apartment), I found myself needing to stay up until about 12:30 to...

Michael Tringali
Sep 22, 20214 min read
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Seabiscuit
I was sitting there waiting for something bad to happen. The movie was moving along at a nice rhythm – and perhaps it was the hardships...

Michael Tringali
Sep 1, 20213 min read
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It's Time to Live with Our Head Up
I saw a guy almost get hit by a car today. Near 50th and 3rd. I was walking parallel to 50th in the crosswalk with 7 seconds left on the...

Michael Tringali
Apr 20, 20214 min read
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Inside the Studio
Let's throw it all out. And appreciate the studio. Watching the old clips, it's sad the first thought that comes to mind is "why are they...

Michael Tringali
Mar 5, 20212 min read
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I Guess there really is no Rodgers Rate
Writing wasn’t going to happen yesterday (Sunday) evening. I started typing a status as is tradition, but as we know, the weekly...

Michael Tringali
Jan 26, 20213 min read
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State of the Union
For months, I’ve been requesting a state of the union. I’ve been mentioning it on work calls, I’ve dropped it in a few in-person work...

Michael Tringali
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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