In which Good Things Happen to Good People

My own failure to produce Big News this week is not by any means universal. My brother-in-law-in-law (sister-in-law's husband) got a fellowship at the National Institutes for Health earlier this week, and my friend E called tonight to let me know she's been offered a tenure-track position in philosophy at a college in Minnesota, one she really likes.

I am always gratified when the world validates my high opinion of the people I care about by showering them with the recognition and good things they so richly deserve.