Jared would be proud of me. Whenever I grab lunch to eat in my office, I head over to Subway for a six-inch Veggie Delite with provolone. Just 280 calories. Yum. Depending on my mood and workload, I usually gobble down my Subway lunch between 12:15 and 1:00pm. On Monday, though, I started eating at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Life’
The Behavioral Economics of Leftover Pizza
Posted in Life, Microeconomics, tagged Behavioral Economics, Humor, Life on November 30, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Cars vs. Pedestrians vs. Bikes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Life, New York City on June 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I am walking around my hometown of NYC today, so this video seems particularly apt. ht: kottke
Incentives and Property Rights, Dead Raccoon Edition
Posted in Life, Nature, tagged Incentives, Life, Nature, Property Rights on May 9, 2011 | 9 Comments »
It seems like only yesterday that I met Rocky. Probably because it was yesterday. Our smallest cat Caramel was staring intently upward. Following his gaze, I spied Rocky tucked between two branches high in the silver maple near our deck. Rocky didn’t look well. Raccoons aren’t usually out and about at 3:00 on a sunny [...]
I Found What I Was Looking For …
Posted in Life, Nature, tagged Life, Nature on August 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Just back from eight days in southeast Alaska. I won’t torment you with too much of a travelogue (my wife and I have another blog for that; so far it covers the first day of the trip). But I will note that we did find puffins, glaciers, and humpback whales, as wished in my last [...]
My New Gig
Posted in Budget, Life, tagged Life, Taxes on April 13, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I am happy to announce that I will become the director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center on May 17. TPC has established a remarkable record of nonpartisan research on tax and fiscal policy issues over the past eight years, and I am honored to be joining their team. Here’s the press release from the [...]
The Wonders of Costa Rica
Posted in International, Life, tagged Costa Rica, International, Life on January 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
On Thursday, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof had a wonderful piece about Costa Rica, home of “The Happiest People“) (ht Catie). Kristof reports that Costa Ricans are the happiest people in the world, at least according to three broad surveys. Why? Kristof offers the following hypothesis: What sets Costa Rica apart is its remarkable [...]
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