Author Archives: mindless

Props to Enjanerd for the recommendation to use XnView to upload my pictures from Gulfport. (Make sure you left-right scroll on the first pane to see all the thumbnails.) I’ve added some cellphone pics (see the bottom of the page) … Continue reading →

Mississippi was incredible. HIllel International organized three weeks of college Spring Break trips to Gulfport, MS and I attended week #2 with some fellow Tigers. (In fact, MIT, including trip member Amy D, is there this week.) Our week consisted … Continue reading →

I’ll be out of contact for the week. Instead of spending my time disentangling formal theories of political economy, I’ll be fixing holes in people’s roofs in Gulfport, MS. Will let you know all about it (with pics hopefully) by … Continue reading →

Normally this time of year I get all excited about my NCAA picks. Well, not so much this year for a number of reasons. First, as next week is Spring Break, I’ll be missing all the regional action since I’ll … Continue reading →

This week’s newspapers have been filled with stories about Democrats’ silence on the Feingold censure resolution. Hopefully ARG’s new poll, which shows a plurality of adults (46%) and an even higher percentage of voters (48%) supporting censure, will wake the … Continue reading →

My prof is going over last week’s homework, even the questions everyone got correct. Since, at the post-half-marathon brunch, several people knew each other through a couple degrees of separation (including our server to two guests!), I’ll try to explain … Continue reading →

The Half-Marathon went very well; I ran under a 10.5min miles, well faster than what I ran in practice. Everything went so well (weather, muscles, etc): the only slight snafu was that my running pack kept slipping off my left … Continue reading →

From today’s Washington Post: Separately, the Senate approved by voice vote an amendment by Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.) that would deny to any lawmaker a pay increase that he votes against but that eventually becomes law. I have to … Continue reading →

Went to Trenton to teach high schoolers geography on Friday morning. Fellow Princetonian Lilly and I taught two hour-long sessions. We were told beforehand that the students would be very well-behaved since this particular high school is actually for young … Continue reading →

So you’ve probably heard the rumor that running on pavement was bad for your knees. Well, I never believed it (our ancestors didn’t exactly run on a rubber ground) — until now. I’m training for a half-marathon in 10 days … Continue reading →