Rabbits

I was taking my evening walk Friday, when I saw a rabbit in front of me scamper away and increase the distance between us. If I kept walking, he would probably think he was being pursued, and run again, so I crossed the street to avoid scaring him. There turned out to be a rabbit on the other side of the street, who also scampered off.

Later in my walk, I spotted a third rabbit. There are plenty of rabbits in Arlington, and it seems that they can be active after sunset.

T-Shirt

At the farmers’ market this morning, I saw a man wearing a T-shirt proclaiming “Peace, love, and the Oxford comma.” As he was engaged in conversation with another man, I didn’t get to speak with him, but I did like the shirt. The Oxford comma may not be mandatory, but it does, in some circumstances, prevent ambiguities that could otherwise arise.

“Chip War”

I have made some progress reading Chip War, by Chris Miller, which the No Strings Attached Book Club will discuss in June. I expect to have more to say later; let it suffice that Miller explains how there is an elaborate and potentially vulnerable supply chain involved in the production of integrated circuit chips, and of the equipment needed to make the chips themselves. This is globalization at its finest, so long as things function, with industries in different countries collaborating to accomplish what no single country is large enough to do equally well for itself. On the other hand, if China invades Taiwan, or even manages one successful missile strike on a key factory there, the whole world could have major problems.