Category Archives: Personal

The American Family 2024

Posted on November 7, 2024 by rilardi

Dear Friends and Family, As you all are aware, Donald Trump won the 2024 election this past Tuesday. No matter who you voted for, please remember that we’re all in this together as Americans. Our nation’s identity isn’t entirely on … Continue reading →

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Nonna’s Eulogy

Posted on January 10, 2021 by rilardi

The Eulogy I gave at the Funeral of my Grandmother (Nonna in Italian) in January 2021: So, when I was thinking of what to say today, I was faced with a choice to either share my memories of Nonna, or … Continue reading →

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The Lehman Brothers Experience…

Posted on September 15, 2015 by rilardi

I originally published this article on my personal blog “Just another stream of random bits…”, back in September 2008, a few days after the now famous Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Today being the 7th anniversary of the bankruptcy, I was … Continue reading →

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You’re Not Thinking Fourth Dimensionally

Posted on September 1, 2013 by rilardi

This is a quote from the textbook we used in the Programming Languages course I took in college: “It is widely believed that the depth at which we can think is influenced by the expressive power of the language in … Continue reading →

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So, if you had your own t-shirt, what would your catch phrase say?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by rilardi

I recently participated in a company sponsored people strategy event, where I was part of a panel of leaders at various levels within my department. One of the questions posed to the Panel which we didn’t have an opportunity to … Continue reading →

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CD-2-Fast

Posted on March 16, 2010 by rilardi

This started way back in high school (around 1995), when my friends and I were attending Xaverian High School. A bunch of us used to meet early around 7AM in the cafeteria for breakfast and to work on our homework, … Continue reading →

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