So it goes

I had several reasons for not rushing out to read Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.

1. The book was immensely popular. Occasionally, this is indicative of quality, as in the case of Freakonomics. More frequently, widespread popularity is indicative of terrible writing. Case in point: The Da Vinci Code; Harry Potter. continue reading »

Photos are up!

I recently went to South Africa for work, and tagged an extra 10 days on for travel. The country was beautiful and full of wildlife. We identified at least 60 birds in our pocket bird guide, visited four national parks, ate lots of good food and pursued adventure as best we could.

One result was some beautiful photos. Phil took most of them, which is why they came out so well. I’m responsible for any iffy ones (and a couple of good ones—I won’t tell you which).  I’ll add more photos as I can.  I hope you enjoy them.

South Africa photos

Image credit: Philip Roberts