What am I reading?
More like, what am I not? Too many books going at once.First and foremost, Kevin Brockmeier’s elegant, brilliant, gentle A...
A mathematical proof
Class, today we’re going to determine how much glass is in a bud vase. First, we will take this very...
Amtrak blues
Why is it a week between postings around here? Because I’m spending half my life in the seamy underbelly of...
iTunes thinks I want what?!!
Amazon started this thing several years ago where based on your purchases and some questionnaires, it would make recommendations for...
Earworms on the March
Can anyone explain to me how it is possible, at this remove, in this day and age, to wake up...
Sign of a good wife
On your way out the door to catch a train, knowing that you’ll be gone until quite late and she’s...
Bike-friendly
The City of Saratoga Springs gets my first shout out of the year for being a bike-friendly community. Not for...
Memento Mori
Don’t know how this escaped my notice over the weekend, but Muriel Spark has died. While The Times and just...