Things I Learned In 2020

I am extraordinarily lucky to live with people I like.

People-watching isn’t just an idle hobby for me. It’s emotional sustenance. It’s story fodder. It’s basic spiritual maintenance. I miss it more than anything else “normal.”

Our government isn’t based on rules, but on poorly-defined agreements that can be violated at any time without consequence. Like much of the world, I read a bio of Alexander Hamilton this year, and learned most of the founders of the US genuinely believed in honorab...