Other writing

I use this blog to publish short linguistics pieces aimed at a broader audience, writing about my music life, writing on local Covid data, and sometimes some other things.

Pop linguistics

How do you say the second syllable of cotton?

“Canadian” vowel shift in Western Mass

Labov’s “A Life of Learning”

Linguistics as cognitive science

Music life

Places We’re Not Allowed: Les Dérailleurs Pandemic “Hit”

Les Dérailleurs 2003

Slinks chronology

Learning to rock with Gord in the Slinks

Thank you David

Writing on local Covid data.

I started doing some writing on local COVID-19 data in Fall 2020. From March 12, 2021 until February 13, 2023 I also put out a detailed presentation of local data every week with the Shoestring, a local independent web-based publication.

UMass and Hampshire County Covid-19 data from the 2021-22 school year

CDC Covid transmission levels (2021 vs. 2022)

School mask mandates still make good sense in Hampshire County

Historical UMass Covid-19 data

The CDC Covid-19 metric

CDC guidance and local data

Understanding local COVID-19 data

UMass and Hampshire COVID-19 new case data 2/8/21

The influence of higher ed testing on Hampshire County COVID-19 data

Public comment on transparency to the Northampton School Committee meeting 12/10/2020

Western Massachusetts counties now have their highest numbers of new Covid-19 cases since the spring (And why are you learning about that here?)

Beware of the Massachusetts COVID colors

Other stuff

Dharamsala

Finger drums for everyone!

Best oysters in the world?

My guide to Paris

Understanding Charlie Hebdo