Yearly Archives: 2009
400 posts
I should point out that in this strip the fellow on the left is a farmer who also believes (is?) from another planet. He also regularly speaks with God, on the right, who is known as “Monty.” (For another appearance of Monty see this comic from October.)
I have blogged on this before with my views that such national service is a good thing. This is the Chronicle of Higher Education’s summary: April 21, 2009 Obama to Sign National Service Bill Today Washington — President Obama is expected to sign legislation today that would expand the federal national-service […]
Today Penn State put on its annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology. I presented along with our Associate Dean and some students about our blogging initiative. A lot of very interesting conversations occurred at the symposium. On one blog was a continuation of thoughts spurred by Cole Camplese’s […]
I have asked the question before but I thought I would solicit your comments yet again. How is this guy anything more than a horny thug with violent tendencies? How is it that he is preserved in the canon as being a great leader of Israel? Can it really be […]
I took some time this morning to catch up on newsfeeds and at Bruce Edwards’ “Further Up & Further In” I came across this traler for a documentary that aired last night in the UK. Watch it first before reading on. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aPQmoyzXx8&feature=player_embedded So that left me befuddled. I had not […]
In the Inside Higher Ed Quick Take’s I cited in the previous post there is also news that Yeshiva is changing their policies following the Madaff debacle wherein they lost millions. HUC may have to close two of their US campuses due to financial shortfalls. It is tough all around.