{"id":30747,"date":"2019-12-18T22:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T22:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mathewingram.blog\/?p=30747"},"modified":"2019-12-18T22:57:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T22:57:00","slug":"not-a-bad-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/2019\/12\/18\/not-a-bad-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Not a bad decade!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This decade started with me taking a pretty big risk, when I quit my job at the Globe and Mail to join a blog network in San Francisco. I had a great few years and made a lot of new friends, and even though it all came to an abrupt end, I don’t regret it at all — in fact, I would do it again in a heartbeat! That was followed by a job at Fortune, where I learned a lot about how big-city news magazines work (not all of it good, if I’m being completely honest) and then I had the good fortune of landing a plum gig at the Columbia Journalism Review in New York, where I work with a great group of people on things that I am passionate about, which is all one can ask for in a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve been fortunate enough to visit and make new friends in some amazing places, including a number of locations in Italy<\/a>, as well as New York, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Munich, and more. I should note that none of this would have been possible without the help and support of my wife Rebecca, who overlooks my many flaws and is a great travelling partner! Our three awesome daughters made it out of high school and into various universities, where they pursued their respective passions with flair and enthusiasm. And I gained a great son-in-law and a furry grandson, and spent a lot of time in kayaks and canoes and walking in the woods, which restores the soul better than just about anything I can think of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There have been some ups and downs along the way, no question; some cracks in a not-so-perfect facade. But as Leonard Cohen put it, there’s a crack in everything — that’s how the light gets in! All in all, it’s been a pretty great decade (and yes, I know that technically the decade doesn’t end until next year, but what can I say — people are drawn to round numbers). Here’s hoping that 2020 brings you and yours as much joy and happiness as humanly possible! <\/p>\n

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This decade started with me taking a pretty big risk, when I quit my job at the Globe and Mail to join a blog network in San Francisco. I had a great few years and made a lot of new friends, and even though it all came to an abrupt end, I don’t regret it … <\/p>\n

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