There is a bend in I-94, just past Zeeb, as I head out of Ann Arbor, going west. It marks the boundary of my territory—the area that I know best. I know that beyond Zeeb lies adventure. There's aways a landmark to border my territory. When I was younger, that border was a line of pine trees. They rose … Continue reading The fantastic familiar, as viewed from atop a hill.
Month: June 2016
The Extraordinary Heroism of Sir William Topaz McGonagall
Recently, I’ve come to love the idiom “put your money where your mouth is.” Basically, it means “do what you say you will,” but I like to think of it in terms of stated preference vs. revealed preference. If you aren’t familiar with those ideas, they basically mean “what you say you want” vs. “what … Continue reading The Extraordinary Heroism of Sir William Topaz McGonagall
Keeping my friends close
One day, a few years ago, I got on Facebook and found out that someone I knew and cared about had died. We weren’t in close contact. She lived in a different country, and while I’d seen her a few months previously, we had barely spoken. There’s a small chance I might have seen her … Continue reading Keeping my friends close