Rob Clark

The Space Between Loss and Gratitude Last weekend, my favorite tulip tree unceremoniously toppled over. There was no warning. No slow decline. No visibleRead more

Live to Fight Another Day! It was supposed to be one of those unforgettable moments. Months ago, my daughter and I signed up forRead more

Play "Eye of the Tiger!" Training for the Chicago Half Marathon while running in the Washington, D.C. area has created a familiar weekend ritual: longRead more

Don't Forget to Thank Your Parents! Blue blazers. Proud families. Former teammates reconnecting as if no time had passed. The setting was Georgetown PreparatoryRead more

"We the People…" It was a quintessentially muggy Washington, DC evening this week—the kind that makes you earn your steps and aRead more

“Don’t Get Arrested and Stay Out of the Hospital!” A legend in the Old Farm neighborhood passed away this week.  Mr. Charles Mullaney,Read more

Oreos, Beer, and the Power of Small Wins On a crisp spring morning in Washington, DC, the city felt almost cinematic. The kind of dayRead more

Seeking Shelter From the Storm This past weekend, I was visiting my brother in Miami and had the perfect morning jogging plan inRead more

The Invisible Gloves It is a known fact that my hands get colder WAY longer into the season than the average person.  If it is below 60 degrees,Read more

"Only 14 More Goals, and We Are RIGHT BACK in this Game!" The inaugural Varsity season of high school lacrosse at Georgetown Prep was anRead more

The Day Clint Eastwood Noticed a Rookie In the 1980s, there was no bigger star in the world than Clint Eastwood (at least in myRead more

"The Looper Smacked Two Dingers!" In the summer after my sophomore year in college, I had the good fortune of interning at The GeorgeRead more

The Snack Cart Keeps On Rolling We have an open-seating office plan designed to foster collaboration and camaraderie. It works very well but inevitably weRead more

Sneaking Into Cameron Indoor Stadium There are moments in life that don’t announce themselves as pivotal.  They just quietly show upRead more

"Do You Trust Me to Sell? Okay, Then Let Me Sell!" For a long time, I treated feedback like a medical diagnosis.  Not metaphorically.Read more

H. Keith H. Brodie and the $100 Tip Way back in my glory days as a student at Duke University, I worked shifts in the iconic Oak RoomRead more

Hurled Into The Holiday Inn Pool In my twenties and early thirties, I was a road warrior. Not the glamorous kind you see inRead more

It's Time to Layer Up! The Eastern half of the United States is under assault by Old Man Winter.  Snow maps are lighting up inRead more

Fool's Gold on Alligator Alley Alligator Alley is not a place designed for optimism. It’s a ribbon of asphalt stretched across the mRead more

20,000 Bullets Fans Booing in Unison Way back when the Washington Wizards professional basketball team were the Washington Bullets, myRead more