I love to read. As a kid, my idea of a good time was being in the hammock in the backyard of my house in Dallas, Texas, reading a book. My parents supported this, letting me read anything I wanted from their bookshelves (I read The Drifters at much too young an age). I loved … Read more
6 years ago I pledged to minimise conference travel and, basically, not to fly. This prompted a productive debate at the time but it quickly petered out. I tended to get the occasional raised eyebrow (or, less frequently, a thumbs up) when I declined invitations for in-person participation and asked to join online. Initially, not … Read more
Here are some random things I’ve been thinking, reading and watching lately: The Big Long wouldn’t sell nearly as many copies as The Big Short but its readers would make far more money. P.S. I’m writing a new book. Still workshopping the title. ******* This was some good father-son financial advice on Landman: You got … Read more
Zoe Berger was 11 years old when she began to have stomach pain and headaches each morning before school. Jamie Berger, Zoe’s mother, received frequent calls from the school nurse that Zoe wasn’t feeling well. She was picking at her skin, worrying, and having difficulty sleeping. These symptoms of anxiety started after Zoe’s father died … Read more
We might expect someone like Dylan, immersed as he has always been in folk songs, old standards, and American history, to bemoan the corrupting influence of new technology. And he does offer up some quotes in that vein. For example: Everything’s become too smooth and painless… The earth could vomit up its dead, and it … Read more