The charming Zamboni machines

The charming Zamboni machines

I have a soft spot for Zamboni machines. They’re big, slow, and seemingly awkward, yet there’s something majestic about them — like the elephants of the ice rink. After each intense period of play, the ice surface scuffed and uneven, the Zamboni glides onto the rink,...
The charming Zamboni machines

The charming Zamboni machines

The charming Zamboni machines I have a soft spot for Zamboni machines. They’re big, slow, and seemingly awkward, yet there’s something majestic about them — like the elephants of the ice rink. After each intense period of play, the ice surface scuffed and uneven, the...
We don’t make choices, we make decisions.

We don’t make choices, we make decisions.

That we don’t make choices, that we’re reduced to making decisions, implies that choice and decision are not the same. That’s explained by the fact we know that saying of two words that they are the same is nonsense, and saying of one word that it is identical to...

We don’t make choices, we make decisions.

We don’t make choices, we make decisions. That we don’t make choices, that we’re reduced to making decisions, implies that choice and decision are not the same. That’s explained by the fact we know that saying of two words that they are the same is nonsense, and...