About

I play games, study with sociologists, and exercise gratitude. I write about play, democratic action, and Buddhist practice.

This blog is a playground for my ideas and an archive of past interests and entertainments.

email: nsherefkin within the buzzing gmail hive.

Blogging inspirations (ordered by 2nd letter of first name/word):

Haley Nahman puts her finger on a pulse of American culture and shares the beat with humor and thoughtfulness.
Jason Kottke host a venerable, internet dreamcatcher of a blog.
Kieran Healy plays with sociological ideas. He also shares and explains handy little bits of R code that can be particularly useful for data wranglers.
Mike Rugnetta is my internet intellectual idol. He produces prolifically, I consume consummately, and I am never disappointed.
Andrew Gelman has fostered an incredible community of scientists deeply concerned with the transparency, veracity, and inclusivity of science. This is a great place to see skepticism put to constructive use.
Sorry Watch studies apologies from all over time and social space. Their writing has transformed how I think and feel about harm, moral responsibilities, and restorative justice.
Eric Dennis muses about blacksmithing and the relationships between creativity and the material world.

Slingshot Divining Rod is hosted on Blot.im.