Let me begin with a confession: my mind is on vacation. It didn’t tell me before it left, and though I had my suspicions, I didn’t fully recognize its absence until yesterday when I showed up for a dentist’s appointment that is not – strictly speaking – until Saturday. I am loathe to break my habit of posting 2-3 times every week, however, and so I will work with the few neural stragglers that have been left behind to house-sit to present a collection of ideas and links that might not flesh out an entire post, but which may be interesting anyway. Continue reading →