You will be hearing a lot more about this coalition from me (that’s a promise, not a threat!). We are just getting organized, and are noodling out ways to expand from our original core group into a truly state-wide and inclusive coalition. We are talking about doing 8 outreach gatherings in various places around the …
October 2011 archive
Oct 30
Marc Rosenthal on Yoga
My friend Marc Rosenthal had a full-page spread in a recent issue of The New Yorker. I met him through yoga, and he and I practice in the same studio. It’s clear that the studio’s logo inspired part of his drawing. Yesterday in class (he wasn’t there), people were speculating on who his model was. …
Oct 29
Book Review: Social Thinking At Work
Here is a review I wrote for publication in the AANE Journal. I don’t know if it will appear in the next edition, or a subsequent one. And, of course, it could be edited for length or content. In the meantime, I thought it might be helpful to some people to have access to my …
Oct 27
Tonight, snow comes to Alford: time for the season’s inaugural fireplace lighting! [Update: morning pictures]
What started as a gentle wet snow earlier this afternoon is now less wet and more white, and coming down heavily. As the darkness gathers, the still-green grass (we’ve not had a frost yet) is beginning to turn a misty white. I expect when daylight returns, I will see no green, but a white blanket …
Oct 12
Was Steve Jobs Autistic?
This has gotten a lot of play since Steve Jobs died. You can also hear the text read in Steve’s own voice in this very moving tribute ceremony. His reading happens about 12 minutes into the video. I’ve not seen anyone say they think Jobs was autistic, so I’ll say it. He did “think different” …