“One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are.” I’ve been reading the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs lately, a riveting roller-coaster of a story that takes you through the glory days of the Apple II, the nadir of Jobs’ departure from Apple and his misadventures at NeXT, and […]
Yesterday’s Fortune Cookie
Have you ever had one of those itches that you just can’t scratch yourself? Sometimes you need a back-scratcher (or a helpful spouse) to hit the right spot and get you back on your way, and that’s exactly the way I’ve felt about writing lately. For several years I ran a successful hockey blog, often publishing […]
“The Signal And The Noise” Book Review: Building Better Predictions
So I just finished reading Nate Silver’s The Signal and the Noise, and I have to say it’s one of the more thought-provoking non-fiction reads I’ve enjoyed in quite a while, offering insights which I intend to integrate into my hockey writing more often. Anyone whose writing involves making predictions or forecasts could benefit from […]