Nonfiction
Gregor Mendel's Fascinating Life
Here are a couple of interesting things about Gregor Mendel that I did not know, even though I got my B.S. in a building named after him!
Nonfiction
Baseball Tranquility
Baseball is a contradictory game. It inspires fervent devotion in some and a shockingly potent vitriol in others. As I began immersing myself in the game, many people asked why? Why follow such an old, slow, boring sport? Perception makes all the difference.
Nonfiction
Cave-Dweller Construction
There are two types of cave dweller. There are the sages, the Bodhisattvas and hermits. Great masters with a tendency to run for the hills and remain underneath them, forcing their pupils to spelunk for wisdom...
Nonfiction
The Journey North But Also West
Oh, Canada. The second stage of this northwestern adventure required voyaging first north then west then south in an inverted fish-hook of a journey ending on an island in another country altogether. Destination: Vancouver Island...
Nonfiction
A Letter from Lake 22
As the June sous-viding of the District of Columbia began in earnest, I seized a chance to flee the city-state for a cooler climate and set off with eyes unaccustomed to towering greenery. The destinations: lake country north of Seattle, then the southern coast of Vancouver Island.
Sports
A Deep Dive into HBPIP
How do you measure a pitcher’s impact on the game of baseball? There’s a million different stats, basic and advanced, that attempt to capture the complexities of pitching. But one of the most nuanced yet primal facets of the game remains relatively simple to calculate: the bean ball.