Month: January 2016

I am going to write this essay.  I have been struggling with it.  All week long. Maybe longer. The thread of logic is unspooling slowly, I am trying to keep pace, to hold it and go where it leads me. I’ve almost worked it out. I’m really almost there.  But I keep watching the video…
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   Last week we played “If I were to win the lottery…” a lot (which I won’t because I don’t play).  But if somehow I did come by a ton of money, I would call up this kid named Mohsin.  I teased him and pinched his cheeks and goaded him into riding roller coasters when…
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Sorry for the half post earlier–I uploaded the picture and then meant to hit save but ended up publishing, which then sent subscribers an email with a broken link.  Thanks for looking out.  This picture, by the way, is of a young fellow who keeps taking the book I’m reading to read for himself.  He…
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The other morning my younger son asked me two questions that were important. 1. What is the statistical likelihood that a person will marry the person they are dating in highschool versus the odds that one will move away versus the likelihood that they will break up? I’m packing his sandwich, I have one earring…
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