Archive - Hits and Missives

Bartender, please

A list of some of history's most important luminarios and the libations I'd serve them

Aug 20 •

Last year I had two brief moments of wardrobe indecision when I was packing for a seminar gig in Houston.

Aug 6 •

July 2025

Helping self-help books help themselves

Jul 23 •

English is hard.

Jul 9 •

June 2025

Imminent hipster coffee

A few years before we moved back to New Mexico, I met a colleague for coffee.

Jun 25 •

It’s not unusual

At one point last night Carla turned to me and said, “You know, we’re on the younger side of the age demographic here by at least five years.” Mind you…

Jun 11 •

May 2025

Adverbially yours

Recently, I watched the finals of the Jeopardy invitational tournament.

May 28 •

At one point last night I woke up.

May 14 •

April 2025

March 2025

The Sven diagram

The above is not a Venn Diagram—one of those charts that shows how two or more unrelated things can overlap to create commonality.

Mar 19 •

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