For passports (not the iPhone). My wife and kids were in need of passports (E’s had expired) and even though we had applied on April 1st they still were not completed. Lucky for us all their material was in Philly so we got up at 4:30 am, drove to Philly […]
Monthly Archives: June 2007
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This blog has some of the most amazing creations I have ever seen. Below are just two. Be prepared to lose HOURS perusing the site. Fogonazos: The flipping ship The FLIP research vessel (Floating Instrument Platform) is the only ship in the world having the ability to flip from a […]
It is always interesting how people summarize their data, very telling. My favorite line of the summary below, “they pray at least sometimes.” Yup, every time I stub my toe. Did you know… While 49.9% of students consider themselves to be “strongly” spiritual, 36.1% consider themselves to be “strongly” religious. […]
They might not like the Bible, but they can allude to it. The Chronicle: Daily News Blog: What’s in a Name? Iowa State Mulls a ‘Life-Skills Assistant,’ Not a Chaplain Iowa State University’s Athletics Council has approved a plan to hire a “volunteer life-skills assistant” to provide religious counseling to […]
I promise I will not say much about the iPhone release, most of all because I am not going to be among the privileged few. 🙁 But WSJ and the NYTimes have already brought out their reviews. Some of the lauded Apple pundits dropping reviews today are Walt Mossberg and […]
I was out of town this weekend and this week I am getting ready to hit the road for three weeks so blogging will be intermittent. I hope to post shortly, however, on Brevard Childs’ passing. His work was formative in my academic development, as it was for so many, […]
From engage.shc.psu.edu. I will be in Pittsburgh today and tomorrow on bidness so no blogging for a day or so. It has nearly been a full year since I started as Dean of the Schreyer Honors College and some reflection is in order. Personally, it is amazing to think of […]
Warning! Many of the other quotes are rude and offensive. Overheard in New York | Most Popular Quotes Right Before I Bought Your Soul… Remember? Student: Now I don’t know if this is something I thought of or if Satan said it. Professor: Actually I said it last class. –Columbia […]