A creative option from the NYTimes OpEd by Gail Collins. Given the Democratic Party’s innovative method of doling out delegates, all that’s necessary for her to snatch the nomination is: 1) A big, big win in Kentucky next Tuesday. Ideally, Obama should be limited to no more than 100 votes. […]
Monthly Archives: May 2008
31 posts
From The Wired Campus If Monday’s earthquake in China has sparked an interest in seismology, and you happen to own a Mac laptop, you can transform your computer into your own personal seismic station. A free program from SeisMac takes advantage of the acceleration sensor inside you computer to register […]
Mac Office 2008 SP1 It’s finally here! The MacBU has just released Service Pack 1 for Mac Office 2008. You can download the update directly from the Mactopia website (it’s large — about 180 MB), or launch your favorite Office app and select Help/Check for Updates. There are well over […]
I am careful about sharing family pics, but the kids were just too adorable on Mother’s Day not to share this.
I was reading this story from the Seattle Times (HT to Andy Crouch who is quoted in the story; and Eugene Cho) and it ends with this quote: Braun, the seminary student, said he’s not totally committed to any candidate yet. “I just keep thinking, if Jesus were alive now, […]
We spent the day doing chores in the yard and house. The pool is going to open soon and with it comes swim lessons. The Buckets, by Greg Cravens.
I am back in NYC, this time for three days. This is a business trip, but not to meet prospective students or donors, rather to serve as an external evaluator to an honors college. It is really quite an honor (and a LOT of work) to do this and I […]
At the SHC we are not (and have not for 8 years at least) using SAT scores for the purposes of admissions. Now the Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting on additional studies that say what other studies have noted long ago. Pursuit of high SAT scores in students will […]
I was going to title this post “how to blog a conference,” but then I realized that what Tyler Williams is asking, on behalf of Leonard Greenspoon and SBL, is really more a question of how the host institution should handle blogging. I will comment on why I value bloggers […]