When I was about seven years old, my father taught me how to score a baseball game. We were probably in Florida, combining a trip… Read More »The 5-4-3 double play, or “The Art of Conference Blogging”
My family’s not very big on genealogy. I haven’t heard many stories about relatives who passed away before I was born. I dimly knew that… Read More »Finding my family history… on eBay
I’m speaking at Idea Festival in Louisville, Kentucky in mid-September. I was on a panel at Idea Festival last year and had a great time,… Read More »Big ideas and recycled metals
I took an hour from grantwriting today to sit at the coffee shop in Williamstown and revel in the sociability of my hometown, before heading… Read More »Rest in peace, KweYao.
At this time of year, I’ve usually got a list an arm’s length long of projects I need to work on around the house. Eight… Read More »Cryptogenic
I’ve been travelling less this year than I have the last two years, but I think I’m probably still on the road more than is… Read More »On being fascinated, locally and globally