It’s like a knife in my gut. Four hundred and sixty four credit hours after I first started a decade ago, I will finally obtain my undergraduate degree. […]
Jane, Barbara, and Michelle
[For a little bit of context at the end, this was written in January 2009, just before the Obamas moved into the White House.] Ascriptions of motivation are […]
The Next Financial Bubble: Your Salary
Here’s an interesting thought: Neoclassical economics (e.g. the “free market” capitalists) would lead to essentially the same result in regard to wages as socialism. Stick with me; this […]
Homework – A Flash Fiction
“They will be attracted to you, but it is not love,” said the headmistress. The class of young girls, just across the cusp of puberty, still uncomfortable with […]
Sperm, Eggs, Darwin, and Martin
It’s a puzzling thing.The truth knocks on the door and you say,‘Go away, I’m looking for the truth,’and so it goes away. I don’t know what to say […]
Random, but interesting stuff
Jim Hines is a fantasy author, with three hilarious goblin books out and one with kick-ass princesses (with more on the way). In real life, though, Jim spent […]