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233            <p>Yes, yes. You found him. Your search is finally over. I am <em>the</em> Curtis Jones: notable author of the <a href="https://curtisjones.com/curtis-joneses-of-the-world/" rel="noreferrer">List of Notable Curtis Joneses</a> (spoiler alert: there really aren't any). And this is my extremely notable blog, complete with daily (probably) posts about whatever is on my mind.</p><p>I've spent most of my life climbing mountains, riding my bike and programming. I still program, but much of my time and effort these days goes into raising our four boys to be men, and our daughter — to not be a man.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://curtisjones.com/content/images/2026/05/IMG_5868.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1536" height="1124" srcset="https://curtisjones.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/05/IMG_5868.jpg 600w, https://curtisjones.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/05/IMG_5868.jpg 1000w, https://curtisjones.com/content/images/2026/05/IMG_5868.jpg 1536w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Author of The List of Notable Curtis Joneses, his wife and youngest son.</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="im-growing-as-a-person">I'm Growing as a Person</h2><p>
233When I worked at Bloomberg, I was probably six months into the job before my manager scheduled time for me to attend the week-long new employee orientation. I sat in the back and read <em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</em> (the leather bound, Easton Press edition) and a couple other books while the instructor explained how to log hours and check email. Good times.</p><p>You can tell I’m growing as a person because I didn’t sit in the front row of the classroom while doing this extracurricular reading. I did nearly laugh out loud in class though when I read:</p><blockquote>"Oh, how gladly I would drown myself, if only the water were not so cold!" -Gringoire</blockquote><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://curtisjones.com/content/images/size/w1200/2025/11/ChatGPT-Image-Nov-6--2025-at-11_45_49-AM-1.png" class="kg-image" alt="" loading="lazy" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://curtisjones.com/content/images/size/w600/size/w1200/2025/11/ChatGPT-Image-Nov-6--2025-at-11_45_49-AM-1.png 600w, https://curtisjones.com/content/images/size/w1000/size/w1200/2025/11/ChatGPT-Image-Nov-6--2025-at-11_45_49-AM-1.png 1000w, https://curtisjones.com/content/images/size/w1200/2025/11/ChatGPT-Image-Nov-6--2025-at-11_45_49-AM-1.png 1200w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">"Oh, how gladly I would drown myself, if only the water were not so cold!" -Gringoire</span></figcaption></figure><p>Reach me via <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91f2e4e3e5f8e2d1f2e4e3e5f8e2fbfefff4e2bff2fefc" rel="noreferrer">email</a>, if you must.</p>
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