Creative Sociology
Sociology. Pedagogy. Baseball. Pop Culture. Musings.
Sunday, October 12, 2025
"Get a Real Job" (Youth Sports Edition)
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My kids are 17 and 14. They've played soccer, baseball, football, basketball, and more. I thought I'd heard it all. But yelling ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
TikTok Brain Rot?
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As I gear up to teach a summer course on the Sociology of TikTok, I'm thinking about questions to ask students to characterize TikTok an...
Thursday, September 26, 2024
What Time of the Day Do You Prefer to Teach?
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When do you like to teach? Are you a morning person? Do you like weekly seminars? Are you living the online asynchronous life? How much choi...
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
it just stresses me out so much less
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it just stresses me out so much less to make dinner at 12:46. for years i tried to time it out and have everything ready at official dinner ...
Thursday, May 23, 2024
How to Give Unsolicited Advice
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Part of our front yard doesn't look great right now. We had drainage installed last week. I've been working to make it look better. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
(Not) Instilling Confidence
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A recent observation at a baseball game of 13 and 14 year old players. Late in the game, close score. The team that's losing is batting....
Playing the Mini Crossword Together
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I'm in a group text with four buddies I've known since the mid 1990s. We've always been competitive. When we get together for re...
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