A small job
As you can see, we badly needed a new ceiling in our guest room. We also needed a ceiling light, not to mention a fan. And while we were at it, we also needed a new ceiling and new light… Read More ›
Recent Posts
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Learning in depth: high school SCOTUS blog
If you didn’t listen to the NPR report Why a High High Schooler Started Covering The Supreme Court, on this morning’s Weekend Edition Sunday, you should definitely do so! Do it right now, before you forget. OK, now that you’re… Read More ›
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Singular “they”
I am not on Twitter. If I were, I would have to re-retweet this tweet, originally from Kory Stamper, already retweeted by Gretchen McCullogh: She’s a little less temperate than I am, but… yeah. And do read her book —… Read More ›
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Awesome!
I can’t help keeping track. Four restaurant meals ago, at the Menotomy Grill, our young server said “Awesome!” four times during our meal. I foolishly thought that would be some kind of record. Lower Mills Tavern was better: just two… Read More ›
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A college that I did not get into
Four days ago, I wrote a post about an episode of This American Life titled “How I Got Into College.” Actually, my post just contained a couple of small quotations, and I pointed out that they had nothing to do with how I got… Read More ›
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How to succeed in high-school math by paying attention to stereotypes.
At the high-school level, a student can’t be expected to understand the concepts behind the math; you’re just expected to be able to do the math. So says a commenter from Old Field, NY, objecting to a wonderful article in… Read More ›
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This American Life: “How I Got into College”
No, this post is not about how I got into college — it’s the title of last week’s episode of This American Life, which I have just been listening to. I’m not going to write about the bulk of the episode here; I’ll save… Read More ›
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This is a democracy. Whoever gets the most votes wins… right?
Here we are, one day after primary elections in Massachusetts, and we see that whoever got the most votes in each race won. Right? Well, it’s not so simple. In the first place, one tenet of democracy is majority rule,… Read More ›
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All or Nothing
Culture. Literature. Memoirs…. Are they all based on Folklore and Mythology? A classmate of mine majored in that field — or should I say it was his “field of concentration” rather than “majored”? I always thought it was surprisingly specific as a… Read More ›
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Vote!
If you live in Massachusetts, be sure to vote tomorrow (Tuesday, 9/4) in the primaries! In most races in this state the primary is more important than the general election.
Featured Categories
Books ›
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All or Nothing
September 4, 2018
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
September 2, 2018
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The Magicians
September 1, 2018
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Educated
July 10, 2018
Dorchester/Boston ›
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Awesome!
September 13, 2018
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This is a democracy. Whoever gets the most votes wins… right?
September 5, 2018
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Vote!
September 3, 2018
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Is attention to detail important?
August 25, 2018
Food & Restaurants ›
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The Industry, Visit #3
August 14, 2018
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Your iPad or your chicken.
July 18, 2018
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Cinquecento etc.
June 26, 2018
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Revisiting The Industry
February 28, 2018
Life ›
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Did you know that Boston is 53% non-white?
August 24, 2018
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The golden meanie
July 16, 2018
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Vincent and Giraffe
July 15, 2018
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Super Boys
July 7, 2018
Linguistics ›
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Singular “they”
September 15, 2018
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Arrival
August 23, 2018
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Is Chinese a language? (I.e., is Chinese a language?)
July 13, 2018
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics
June 21, 2018
Math ›
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How to succeed in high-school math by paying attention to stereotypes.
September 10, 2018
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Who on earth counts in base six?
July 21, 2018
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Thinking (back) about Trig?
July 4, 2018
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τ > π.
June 29, 2018
Model Railroading ›
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When will the two robots meet?
February 9, 2016
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Rails across Canada?
October 20, 2015
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Connecticut
October 15, 2013
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Meerkats, the Canadian Pacific Railway, coral reefs, and the Dead Sea scrolls
August 18, 2013
Movies & (occasionally) TV ›
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Eighth Grade
August 11, 2018
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Tolkien Exhibit
June 17, 2018
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Ready, Player One (the movie)
April 8, 2018
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School of Rock
September 1, 2017
Teaching & Learning ›
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Learning in depth: high school SCOTUS blog
September 16, 2018
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A college that I did not get into
September 12, 2018
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This American Life: “How I Got into College”
September 8, 2018
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Wear Red for Ed
August 29, 2018
Technology ›
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How to subscribe
August 12, 2018
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Problem solved
June 8, 2018
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Felicia Day: You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)
April 1, 2018
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Ready Player One (the book)
March 31, 2018
Travel ›
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Weston alum blogs about Ireland and Tanzania.
July 11, 2018
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Back from Manchester (but which one?)
August 14, 2017
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I’ll Have What Phil’s Having
August 21, 2016
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Wilkes-Barre
August 12, 2016
Weston ›
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Why do Asian-Americans excel at math?
July 1, 2018
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APs for all?
June 30, 2018
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Adieu, Weston
June 25, 2018
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Five languages in five days?
June 14, 2018
