I have missed writing (my last post was at the beginning of September). Well writing publicly. I have started to keep a journal which takes a bit of ...

A while back I wrote a post titled “In Praise of Consistency,” which argues that a powerful way to examine one’s beliefs is to check their internal c...

I have missed writing (my last post was at the beginning of September). Well writing publicly. I have started to keep a journal which takes a bit of ...

A while back I wrote a post titled “In Praise of Consistency,” which argues that a powerful way to examine one’s beliefs is to check their internal c...

I am obviously late to the party on Ted Lasso, as I try not to start any series at all due to what my therapist calls “completion compunction” (and y...

I am obviously late to the party on Ted Lasso, as I try not to start any series at all due to what my therapist calls “completion compunction” (and y...

I am spending the last two days of the decade cleaning up. We moved into our current place about 8 years ago and have accumulated a lot of stuff duri...

I am spending the last two days of the decade cleaning up. We moved into our current place about 8 years ago and have accumulated a lot of stuff duri...

Thirty one years ago, in 1987, I landed at Boston Logan Airport with an F1 student visa to attend Harvard. I was full of excitement and not the least...

Thirty one years ago, in 1987, I landed at Boston Logan Airport with an F1 student visa to attend Harvard. I was full of excitement and not the least...

I have been away from writing here for an entire month. It was a combination of travel followed by a health crisis that is now thankfully nearly over...

I have been away from writing here for an entire month. It was a combination of travel followed by a health crisis that is now thankfully nearly over...

The first time I came to the United States was in 1983 for a one-year host family stay in Rochester, Minnesota. Before leaving Germany, there was a w...

The first time I came to the United States was in 1983 for a one-year host family stay in Rochester, Minnesota. Before leaving Germany, there was a w...

I just spent nearly two weeks in Israel and Jordan on a family vacation. We saw amazing sights and met fascinating people. More than with other trave...

I just spent nearly two weeks in Israel and Jordan on a family vacation. We saw amazing sights and met fascinating people. More than with other trave...

We are once again at a transition moment in history. Where our journey goes from here could be exceptionally good or absurdly bad. This mirrors past ...

We are once again at a transition moment in history. Where our journey goes from here could be exceptionally good or absurdly bad. This mirrors past ...

A few weeks ago I started having a strange sensation in my right thigh. When I moved my leg, it felt as if something was slithering between my skin a...

A few weeks ago I started having a strange sensation in my right thigh. When I moved my leg, it felt as if something was slithering between my skin a...