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A Day in the Life of One Busy Guy

Have you ever been crazy enough to consider going to the Kennedy School, while juggling two jobs as an attorney and a Boston city councilor? A lifelong Boston resident, attorney Paul Scapicchio MPA 2003 is a two-term Boston city councilor. Here’s a typical day in his life:

5 a.m. Change my one-month-old daughter Emma’s diaper. Check e-mail and voicemail. Where’s my coffee?

5:45 a.m. Drive to gym to play basketball.

7:30 a.m. Quick shower. Run to the Kennedy School for stats class.

8 a.m. Call assistant. Reschedule appointments we had to cancel yesterday.

9:15 a.m. Sitting in stats class. Am I supposed to be here?

10:00 a.m. Stagger out of stats. Pay $15 for parking. Speed off to my first meeting. Two hours with irate dog owners? Why? Are they a statistically significant group of voters?

11:45 a.m. Check in with assistant at law firm. She needs time sheets!

12:30 p.m. Time sheets!

2 p.m. Boston Zoning Board of Appeals — curb cuts, variances, and occupancy permits.

4:42 p.m. Yes, Cheryl, I know, the meeting is in 20 minutes, I’ll make it.

6:45 p.m. Haven’t I been to this meeting already? I can’t remember. Excuse yourself and slip out the back door.

7:15 p.m. Charlestown Knights of Columbus. Nice banjo playing.

9:00 p.m. Kate, I’m home! Is there anything to eat? What’s that? Hold Emma, she’s fussy? Okay. What about dinner?

9:50 p.m. I forgot to turn in today’s homework assignment. Oh, man! Maybe I’ll just check my e-mail.

11:45 p.m. Maybe I’ll just check my e-mail once more. On second thought. ZZZZZZZZZ

While fitting in meetings with irate dog owners, Scapicchio is also an associate with the law firm of Brown, Rudnick, Freed and Gesmer.