traveling pants (absolutely nothing to do with a sisterhood)
From a letter home from India in 2008: The topic of this section is pants. It requires a small introduction. For the most part, I wear my own pants and have purchased some of the long tops with slits...
View Articlei am not sure that means what you think it means (origins of metaphors in...
thanks to having professors who are curious about the origins and use of phrases, i have recently had the occasion to consider two phrases in common use — and likely mis-use. these would be hilarious...
View Articlepresentation tricks & tips from the US presidential & VP debates
presidential 1: “no, i wouldn’t have gone over the time limit if you hadn’t interrupted me to point out the limit. VP: “no, i can’t give you more specifics but i can repeat the same thing, slower and...
View Articlei’m not sure that means what you think it means (gold standard)
some thoughts, from peter byass, here, for the next time you want to refer to a technique as the ‘gold standard’ and what may be behind such a guarantee: The verbal autopsy literature has extensively...
View Articlesherlock holmes and the princess bride
when i need to decompress, zone out, and fall asleep, i have a tendency to watch familiar, i-can-recite-by-heart movies or TV shows to help. just enough distraction to close down my other thoughts, not...
View Articlemy day today: dry cleaning
[on phone, while in auto on the way to work] me: “hi dry cleaner. i had to leave home for office, so i left one dress hanging on my door. can you please pick it up?” dry cleaner: “sure, i will send a...
View ArticleBrief Thought on Commitment-To-Analysis Plans
First, I am starting a small campaign to push towards calling ‘pre-analysis plans’ something else before the train gets too far from the station. Something like ‘commitment to analysis plans’ or...
View Articlemy black folder (delhi summer illness 1)
Since i have lost much of the two months to an extended illness — and since my original reason for getting into public health was unsatisfactory doctor-patient relationships and inadequate assistance...
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