Oh, this is just too good.
As an avid Lindy Hop dancer, I’ll be the first to admit that I take part in a culture that is unique in a lot of ways. The social norms and system of etiquette are complex, well-developed, and unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced. Most of the dancers [...]

Posted on May 1st, 2006 by Lee
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 *begin shameless self promotion*
Spring Swing 2006, April 29, Carleton College: Be there.
I would say “be there or be square.” However, being square is no barrier to attending this event. Nor is being square an excuse not to go. In fact, you’re reading my blog; you’re probably square anyway. Square is [...]

Posted on April 25th, 2006 by Lee
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One of the toughest things about writing this blog has to be being an economist. Economists aren’t hip. They’re not even hip in that “we’re so much more high-tech than you that we must be hip” way. Yeah, so we use complicated models, but being an economist is definitely square. Unlike [...]

Posted on April 24th, 2006 by Lee
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“It Is, In Fact, All About Sex” is the title of the short play I eventually wrote Friday night for the 24-hour show. Through the night, myself and a group of other writers managed to put together a sweet show.
My play deals with an important Carleton institution: Carleton Sex Caucus. Sex Caucus is [...]

Posted on April 23rd, 2006 by Lee
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Everything on this Internet is so fancy-pants now. Web 2.0, Javascript, Ajax, Flash, it’s all crazy.
Does anyone else remember when text was text (and men were schmucks)?
Circa 1996, a friend of mine first introduced me to Joe Logon’s Foolproof Guide to Making Any Woman Your Platonic Friend. The site still stands today, virtually unaltered, [...]

Posted on April 15th, 2006 by Lee
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