Observing

I am extremely shy. Shy enough so that I am often mistaken for being arrogant (even though I am not). Surprisingly, a large part of my job is to perform in front of large groups of people—I am good at that part of the job.
But being shy means that I am awkward around people. [...]

We went to a wedding reception

and now L. wants a disco ball for her room. Not gonna happen.
She really wants to be a flower girl. Either my wife and I remarry each other, or we need to make some younger and single friends.
And another wedding to attend tomorrow night.
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A working paper with discouraging results

Tipping and the Dynamics of Segregation
Tipping and the Dynamics of Segregation
David Card, Alexandre Mas, Jesse Rothstein
NBER Working Paper No. 13052
Issued in April 2007
—- Abstract —–
In a classic paper, Schelling (1971) showed that extreme segregation can arise from social interactions in white preferences: once the minority share in a neighborhood exceeds a critical “tipping point,” [...]

I have always liked Los Lobos

There’s a lot of thing to think about after reading the interview…
Reason Magazine – How the Wolves Survive

Life is busy, or I would try for writing something more ambitious
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Worth watching

I am going to watch as yet another tragedy is exploited by people with preconceived ideas. The pro-gunners. The anti-gunners. The anti-immigrant types. (aside: I wonder if being in the US for 15 years is not enough for you to stop being an immigrant.) And so on.
But [...]

Bayeux Tapestry

I am waiting for the movie version of the Norman Conquest.

via: wordhoard.blogspot.com

I took the photo outside my office yesterday

Nothing much insightful to add except how happy seeing the bird made me feel.

An amazing map

Economist’s View: The Geographic Distribution of Singles
I grew up in the west. And I remember how amazed I was at the number of single women I met when I moved out east. I have no hypotheses even.

Bicyles

More choice is supposed to make you better off. Ha!
Yesterday we went to buy new bikes. L’s was easy; only one in stock in her size, with training wheels. She loved it instantly, although there was some stress when we raised the training wheels 1/8th of a inch.
It’s too wobbly.
But that was [...]