"These feuds change like the weather," he said.
But odds and computer models can change like the weather.
Why? -Should small change, like the penny, be eliminated?
Ms. Kugelman still has some things she would like to change, like the fireplace.
Patience is of paramount importance here, where players' fortunes change like the wind.
Medical researchers tend to focus on factors that are harder to change, like the genetics and the behaviors of individuals.
Nor do we believe that a rules change, like the one Mr. Hanauer suggests, is possible or necessary.
"It is much easier to contemplate incremental change," like the struggling airlines made in their first cost-cutting efforts.
"I think people kind of like change, like the idea of change from time to time," he said.
"History shows us there are key moments when attitudes change, like the death penalty, or, for example, gay marriage.
The work has wit without quirkiness, passion without emotionalism: its moods change like the weather, and its ebbs and flows carry aspects of poetry and excitement.
