Adam's Sitemap

In response to several requests, and in an attempt to figure out just how much stuff I've written, this is a listing of all the full pages on Adam's site. Pages are listed in reverse chronological order. I've included pages on the server at uchicago.edu, those related to official statistics subjects.

For shorter pieces written after 2004, look at Mathematics After The Fall, my not-a-blog. The former Musings appear there, neatly categorized. In some cases, it may not be obvious if the posts appear in Musings or over here, particularly for multipart musings on a subject. Basically, theme pages stay here, while scattershot posts are on MATF. When in doubt, you can search the MATF linklist; the right column has links to the multipart tales.

There are several sections outside the chronological structure: frequently updated pages such as favorite TV shows, transcribed articles, photograph pages, and link pages. They appear after the chronological updates.

2008

• Catholic Theologians on Contraception: A history of Catholic theologians speaking about contraception. Hey, I hadn't written a term paper in a while.

2007

• Bellarmine, a Photo Essay: My life in Louisville, with pictures. And a crossword puzzle!
• What does it matter?: My personal story.
• Almost a Thrill: Reviewing The Thrill of the Chaste, a book on chastity with unfortunate flaws.
• Abstinence as Policy: Just say no didn't work for drugs either.
• Vaccine: Information and opinion on Gardasil, the vaccine for some strains of HPV.
• Chastity: Contradictory quotes on sexuality, which lead into several topics under the theme.

2006

• Tyrants, Not From Love: On Hymnals, Communism, and Deus Caritas Est. Really.
• Harvard 10th Reunion: A campus tour and some candid photos.
• Providence visit Pictures: A Friday walkabout.
• The Big Finish: The Myth of Economic Selection, a little ditty about a theory that University of Chicago professors might like.
• Kindness: Why don't more men volunteer at homeless shelters?
• Social Personality: What is it about Bad Boys?
• The Myth of Perception: Reports from several studies on perception of self, and partners, in romance.
• Mate Selection: A review of a book and three studies on how Americans choose romantic partners. Part of the Lenten 2006 Musings series, but big enough for its own page.
• The Myth of Kindness: Hypothetical debate on the attractiveness of altruism.
• Bid Whist Throwdown 2: Trying to recall my geeky side, transcription and commentary on a TV showing of a card game.

2005

• On Benedict XVI: A new pope, a small hope, about Catholic hierarchy, though I think Catholic culture is going in the wrong direction.
• The Dating Game: Marriage, singlehood, and my dating ad. Humorous but still quite personal.
• Stations of the Cross: The starting page for my online version, which have a very Biblical and Christo-centric focus.
• Romanticism Index: The Romanticism subsite page, including the Society for Romanticism posters.
• Romanticism Quotes: A small page of my favorite comments on beauty, passion, and love.
• Yakaitis Resigns: A very personal musing about the painful week beginning Shrove Tuesday 2005.
• The Four Failures: Negative recollections on my 30th birthday, about my shortcomings. By writing them, I hope to counter them.

2004

• Church Reports: Thinking about American Catholicism through the perspective of two visits, one to a very progressive parish, and one to a very retrogressive community.
• Personal Romanticism: The first indication of my hopeless romanticism on this site, and the beginning of the Society for Romanticism Pages.
• Statistics Interests: As the title suggests, what and why I study in the field.
• Depression Testimony: The first major depression piece, talking about the feelings and pattern of my clinical depression. This is not for the faint of heart.
• Hope and Worth: The second major depression piece, talking about my behavioral flaws, lack of hope and lack of worth.

2003

• Church Seating: I did some research on church seating, and since almost all of the sources are proprietary, I put my results into the public domain. As one professional noted, I got it basically right.
• Bowling Alone: A book review on Bowling Alone, with reference to Bowling for Columbine.
• Faith Questions: Some questions about my personal faith. Because the title includes "dating game questions", this gets a lot of search results, which is rather humorous.
• Interfaith: Protestants and Catholics: My thoughts on the interplay in America and my life.

2002

• Power: On power and groups, much of my intellectual reading between 1998 and 2000. Also, one of the few pages negatively linked by others, because of a throwaway anti-Israel comment when talking about the torture book.
• World Trade Center: One of the few true blog entries, from September 11, 2002.
• Left Behind: A book review on the series that should properly be called fantasy fiction, less negative than I first thought.
• Quotes: A small collection of quotes about statistics, including some I couldn't find elsewhere.

2001

• On Buffy: About my favorite TV show, why buffy is still worth watching, at least the prime-numbered seasons.
• Extensions: Justice and mercy in teaching, looking at granting extensions from both perspectives.
• Faith: My personal testimony, talking about faith an reason, and some links.
• RQ 7.2: Reviewing an issue of Regeneration Quarterly, faith and culture, from 2001.
• A Note on Cohabitation: My advice to a friend and his fiance against living together before marriage.

Semi-Frequently Updated Pages

• About Me: My introduction page. Highlights include questions from the Little Prince and a picture of my family.
• Signatures: A list of all the email signatures I've used, with explanations.
• Books: Small blurbs on my favorite books and magazines. Updated September 2005 with five new mini reviews.
• Television: TV on my TiVo, and some of my favorite movies.

Picture Pages

• JMM 2008: Joint Math Meetings in San Diego, from January 2008.
• Where I live: My rental house in Louisville, with pictures, including the new furniture.
• Bellarmine, a Photo Essay: My life in Louisville, with pictures. And a crossword puzzle!
• Roadshow, Part 2: Sacred Heart, Puget Sound, and Cal Poly Pomona.
• Roadshow, Part 1: Texas Tech, Central Florida, and Valparaiso.
• Bellarmine 06: A quick tour of my new place of employment.
• Dinner Parties Fall 06: Festive times and whiffleball, various scenes from autumn 2006.
• My New Apartment: Grown-up land in the Loop.
• Harvard 10th Reunion: A campus tour and some candid photos.
• Providence Visit: A Friday walkabout.
• San Francisco 06 Pictures: My Uncle, Cousin, and some scenery.
• Birthday 06 Pictures: Big Flower Giveaway and Bowling.
• Xmas 05 Pictures: Photos from my visit to Washington DC and Baltimore during Christmastime 2005.
• Pennsylvania 2005: A few photos of where I grew up.
• Gencon index: Links to pictures and the report from Indianapolis and Gencon.
• Comic-con index: Links to the six sets of pictures from San Diego and Comic-con.
• St Louis: Photos from June 2005.
• Notre Dame: Photos from March 2005.
• 30th Birthday Party: My thirtieth birthday party, 21 January 2005, with funny comments.
• Grand Canyon: From September 2004, a big hole.
• Phoenix: Photos from visiting my college roommate in Phoenix in September 2004.

Link Pages

• Index Page: The home page.
• Statistics Index: The placeholder on the university website.
• Musings: My public journal starting in Lent 2004. All articles since then are linked, though pages of pictures are not.
• Hobbies: Hobbies of mine, a beguiling brew.
• Comic-Con Report: A convention report from my vacation in San Diego in July 2005. This page links to pictures and writings.
• Gencon Report: Links to pictures and the report from Indianapolis and Gencon, August 2005.
• Decipher: Links to my card game articles and tournament reports.
• Sitemap: This page.