There was a time when I hated standing in line at the grocery store. Like you probably do, I’d walk back and forth a few times, carefully evaluating the speed of each cashier, the length of each line, and the number of items in each shopper’s cart—letting each factor inform my decision before committing to
Numbers
I’ve never been one for math. We are raised believing that there are two kinds of people in this world—and I’m the kind that reads and writes, not the type that solves for “x.” That being said, I have recently developed a new appreciation for the mathematic mind. My intrigue began when, about six months
Ephemera
I don’t feel like stringing together a cogent, cohesive, articulate column today. It takes a lot of work to string together a narrative—to hook you with the first few words, and then slowly reel you in, keeping a steady tension on the line, from first word to last. Sometimes, in lieu of telling a story,
Carmageddon
They’re calling it “Carmageddon.” Next Friday, a ten-mile stretch of one of the busiest freeways in Los Angeles, the 405, will close entirely for a 53-hour construction project—an entire weekend of gridlock. An estimated 500,000 vehicles travel the 405 on a weekend in July.
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