Tag: party

  • Sheep, Hoarders, and Helicopters: The Piñata Test

    Sheep, Hoarders, and Helicopters: The Piñata Test

    You can learn all you need to know about humans when you attend a child’s party featuring a piñata. The good news is that we can stop funding sociological and anthropological research and just start sending scientists to children’s birthday parties, which are known to be–wait, those are as expensive as a university grant. Possibly more expensive. Never…

  • Party Foul

    Party Foul

    When I was in graduate school studying publishing, we discussed a certain author and her series in my book marketing class. A well-known author, she was held up as having her act together on the marketing front. So when I met someone who said she was his grandmother, I was in awe. My new friend…