It snowed last night. Only about an inch–but it’s cold, so that inch will likely stick through the day. What an amazing place I live. The snow comes to ME. I don’t have to GO anywhere to see snow. Rode by bike to the post-office this morning through snow-covered Golden with a winter shell and […]
Author: Mark Egge
Going Native
After two decades away, I’ve returned to Colorado. That seems a little silly to say, given that I’m only 26. But, I must have been born with something of Colorado in my blood, in that Fort Collins hospital, all those years ago. “Back” now for barely a month, I find myself already wonderfully at home. […]
Welcome to Golden
As you drive into downtown Golden, Colorado, you’re greeted by a sign which reads “Howdy Folks! Welcome to Golden.” But for me, that sign now reads “Howdy, Mark. Welcome home!” After of upwards of three years in the desert, I’ve relocated to Golden, Colorado. Golden sits about 10 miles to the West of Denver. Thanks […]
Written Identity
The English language affords three primary ways of claiming identity: I ______ (verb). E.g. I swim. I am ______ (adjective). E.g. I am tall. I am a/the ______ (noun). E.g. I am a swimmer. In written English, one establishes and assigns identity through one’s actions, one’s attributes, or one’s relational identifiers. Of these, only actions […]
The Real Crisis in Healthcare Expenditure Growth
In 2011 the U.S. spent an estimated $2.7 trillion on healthcare, accounting for just under 20% of our total GDP. This figure–and projections of future growth in healthcare spending–is being described in terms of a mounting national crisis. (Healthcare spending is a “national threat”, according to the CBO.) Healthcare spending is growing far faster than […]