

In Which I am Jealous of a Pair of Fish
Unashamed confession: I have wept, openly, at one hundred percent of the Pixar films I’ve ever attended. And yes, I cried this weekend at...


Painfully Obvious Metaphors: Crazy Prairie Edition
Since setting is important, I'm going to tell you about my house. It overlooks the river and, on clear days, four mountains. We bought it...

Thou Shalt Not Attempt to Outthink the Algorithm
My inbox this morning featured a recommendation from Amazon that I buy my own book. I didn’t. I have a copy. I have dozens, actually. One...