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These are some of my own scribbles, written long ago. I hope to expand this page with more scribbles as time goes on.

The scribbles

Elephants' Wings, redux (written May 14, 2009)

A satirical open letter, in the voice of an Eagletosh University professor, defending the historical discovery of elephant wings against PZ Myers' Pharyngula post. Includes photographic evidence. (!)

Language Inexpressible (written March 25, 2009)

Reflections on redshift, the Big Bang, and whether ideas at the edge of physics can ever be squeezed into ordinary language.

A Story of Modesty and Vanity (written March 12, 2009)

A baroque birthday piece with a punchline.

There are 3 scribbles in the catalog.