Who is the most underrated franchise player in any sport?
It’s all fun and games until your little brother whacks you with an aluminium mixing bowl in what he thinks is just part of the regular morning horseplay.
The big kid called to remind me that I must leave work early today so we can hang out longer because I was gone all week. He’s a persuasive litigator.
Sprinting across the Charlotte airport was not on my agenda this morning. Made it. Barely.
Thankfully I do not need to adjust to the weather. Flying back to sunny, and much warmer, Tempe this afternoon. Great conference at Notre Dame this weekend. I’ll be back.
I had a suspicion last night that my conference was going too good, that, statistically speaking, I was due for at least a small road bump. This morning I learned there was no hot water in my hotel. (Here’s hoping, praying that it’s fixed by this evening.)
I was expecting a marvelous display of injury from the plenary lecture, but MacIntyre shows no sign of slowing down his deep probing of the universe and ethics. So far this conference exceeds even high expectations.
I need to minister my time well when at a conference with so many good panels and lots of old friends and colleagues in town.
I’m certain about few things in life but among them, seeing old friends from grad school later tonight, and their kids, will be worth waking up at zero dark thirty for the pre-dawn flight out of town.
Elections are about building consensus, not necessarily winning over enemies. Off I go to my polling location. ☕️🗳️
I’m still reading through the comments from my manuscript review two weeks ago. So much insight from the reviewers—more than I can get into the revised manuscript. I’m grateful for the experience. Oh, and we’re on cup two this morning, likely not slowing down this morning. ☕️
Sometimes weekends are an echo of the weekdays. Pre-dawn and the kids are up. Thankfully, there’s always coffee. ☕️
Next up, a book I started before the pandemic and put down during it. Now I have time to give it my proper attention. The Librarian by Mikhail Elizarov 📚
As much as I want to exempt myself from yard work this morning, it’s gotta get done.
Deep admiration for my wife who is at her third pediatric appointment this week (twice alone) to test the kiddos for strep. (A second positive test for a kiddo, that’s three counting her last weekend.)
🗞️ Professors and academics will stay on Twitter—for now
Mostly confirms my priors the network effects will keep most of academe on Twitter.
I’m waiting for Apple to give the iPhone Pro a USB-C port before I upgrade, but man the new camera is bonkers.
“As a born-and-bred Californian, I naturally think of RTOR as God’s will.”
Kevin Drum, “Right Turn on Red” is California’s gift to the nation
As a born-and-bred Californian, I naturally think Drum is correct.
First the wife, now one of the kids is down with strep. If another one goes down, I might be eligible for my medical license.
Taylor Swift, Straussian