From my Twitter feed

  • For those asking what my brother Seth will do after stepping down as Deputy Secretary of Labor, here’s part of the answer.
  • Best Thing I’ve Read Today: a daughter’s letter to her mother who calls herself fat.
  • A timeless question for philosophers: if no media outlets paid attention to Dennis Rodman, would he still be insane?
  • My daughter and I did the boiling-water-tossed-in-freezing-air-becomes-snow last night at -5 degrees. Once again, science for the win!!
  • Today’s early-morning weather-related oldie: “When Will I Never See You Again” by the Negative Three Degrees.
  • Good column by Frank Bruni on the sickening feeling of watching NFL concussions and casualties.