Endogeneity, or “The Skill of the Brewmeister”
The latest OkCupid blog post is one of their more interesting ones: No matter their gender or orientation, beer-lovers are 60% more likely to be okay with sleeping with someone they’ve just met. Sadly,...
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Spreadsheet Book Now Available
One reason I haven’t been posting here very much is that I’ve been scrambling to put the finishing touches on my spreadsheet manifesto. I’m pleased to announce that it’s now available: I’m hoping this...
View ArticleToo Much Grope
The last time I flew anywhere was January May 2010, which predated all of the “don’t touch my junk” craziness, toward which I’ve maintained an extremely passive sense of outrage. Somehow I assumed that...
View ArticleIf Trees Could Scream
So far parenthood isn’t all that different from non-parenthood. I still eat at the same five restaurants and drink myself to sleep at night and occasionally get peed on. I just now have a car seat...
View ArticleI Am Tired of 9/11
Is it too soon to be tired of 9/11? Because I am. I’m tired of not being able to bring my pinking shears on plane trips. I’m tired of conspiracy theories (except for ones involving reptilians.) I’m...
View ArticleWhy Have You Not Signed Up For BIL Already?
I’m sure you’ve heard of TED, which is a really expensive, really exclusive annual conference at which famous and/or accomplished people give lectures to wealthy and/or lucky people. Surprisingly,...
View ArticleThe Hardest Job There Is
One summer during college I was stringing together temp jobs in order to make money so that I could afford to go out with my friends at night and play “Star Trek” pinball. (I would have preferred, of...
View ArticleVegas with a Lap Infant
Madeline is about to turn two, which is the magical age at which kids transition from fly-for-free lap infants to requires-a-ticket-and-some-sort-of-kid-specific-restraint-and-did-I-mention-a-ticket...
View ArticleThree Keys to Successful Parenting
Now that Madeline is two, it seems appropriate to declare myself a success as a parent. Which means it’s now appropriate for those of you with kids (as well as those of you thinking about having or...
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T-Shirts, Feminism, Parenting, and Data Science, Part 1: Colors
Before I was a parent I never gave much thought to children’s clothing, other than to covet a few of the baby shirts at T-Shirt Hell. Now that I have a two-year-old daughter, I have trouble thinking of...
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