Philosophy
- the SEP article on supererogation
- the Carnegie Hero Fund: read accounts of verified heroic actions, most involving fires or drownings
- the Righteous Among the Nations, a project undertaken by Yad Vashem to recognize non-Jews who helped Jews during the Holocaust
- Paul Farmer, subject of the amazing book Mountains Beyond Mountains and founder of the wonderful organization Partners In Health
People and Places
- my philosophy friends on the web: Ivan Mayerhofer, Erica Lucast Stonestreet, Dustin Locke, Howard Nye, Michael Allers, Sam Liao, Michael Docherty, and Tim Sundell
- my parents: Armando Carbonell and Jean Carbonell
- this Vanessa Carbonell is not me, but I'm pretty sure she is my second cousin!
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where I was lucky to grow up
- the Cape Cod Literacy Council, a non-profit that promotes adult literacy, where I interned and wrote articles in high school
- the A&P Supermarket, where I worked for four years in high school and college, as a cashier, stockperson, bookkeeper, manager, and money-counter
- the beautiful Sandy Neck, one of the many local public beaches where I worked, manning the gate and collecting parking fees
- Nantucket Island, where I commuted by ferry as a Kaplan SAT teacher, tutoring young aristocrats in beachfront homes--not as fun as it sounds!
- Town Taxi of Hyannis, the cab company I drove for in college--most philosophical job ever!