Author Archives: Scott Smith
Rhodes Scholar
Play Ball! Today (March 26, 2020) would have been Opening Day in Major League Baseball. Though it has been postponed for obvious reasons. Despite my youthful obsession with baseball (and my preternatural ability to remember inconsequential details that you mere … Continue reading
Posted in Our World
Tagged Baseball, Cubs, Recency Bias, Tuffy Rhodes Syndrome
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We’ll Meet Again
(originally published 3/20/2020, updates on 05/05/2020) Songs of Hope A couple of days after the State of Michigan, closed many businesses due to an emergency order, I drove through downtown Grand Rapids, passing endless darkened bars, restaurants, music venues etc. … Continue reading
Posted in Invisible Fist
Tagged COVID-19, Hope, Pandemic, We'll Meet Again
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No, You DON’T Know What They’re Going Through
“Is This How I Die?“ A couple of days ago in the checkout lane, the young man bagging groceries was quietly, though rather publicly, having an existential crisis. People were telling him things like “You JUST need to calm down” … Continue reading
Because They Can’t
Showing Up This year, many, who work in public-facing jobs will be sickened with an infectious disease and will, despite warnings to do otherwise, will show up to work while they are still contagious. This is not anything that is … Continue reading
Posted in Invisible Fist, Our World
Tagged Contagion, Financial Insecurity, healthcare, Pandemic
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