I was at a philosophy conference in Portland a few years ago, and just outside of a session room a woman speaking with a few colleagues started choking on her cough drop. A couple of people tried to give her the Heimlich Maneuver, but they were too short to get any leverage: she was tall,…
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The Magic Is Real
We took Erin to Disneyland for her fourth birthday. Is anyone surprised by this?There were so many special moments of special specialness that I’m afraid I will forget all of them. It all began with a dress. It was a dress Erin didn’t want to take off for the three days we spent at the…
Now It’s Time To Play: State Your State
It’s no secret by now that I’m a Canadian ex-pat. I moved to California when I was 19, chasing after a girl. Fifteen years later I’m still in California. Fifteen years later I’m still chasing after that girl, but she chases back, and we both chase our kids. For a few years after the move…