Awesome, Dude

Most of us have experienced that chills-down-your spine feeling of awe. The texture of handmade al dente pasta at La Darsena, an outdoor café in the lakefront town of Como, Italy. The dangerous acrobatics of a Cirque du Soleil performance during a hot Montreal summer. For me, seeing my newborn twins—Avi and Tallia—make it through 104 days in neonatal intensive care after being born fourteen weeks premature and each weighing only two pounds. (Today they are both happy, healthy, and hilarious fou...