I did something a bit odd just before the holiday. I wrote a fan letter. First one of my life. It just felt kinda weird doing it at my age, but I really wanted to introduce myself to Stanley Hauerwas and thank him for the impact his books have had on my life.

He sent me the most gracious response and answered all my (mostly implicit) questions and gave me a few book recommendations. I recommended Neal Stephenson to him and he agreed to check him out sometime :)