I should preface by saying that although Prof. Vermes had formally retired by the time I was doing graduate work at Oxford I had the great honor to attend seminars and sessions with him and to copy edit DJD vol. 26 which he wrote with Philip Alexander. I can only […]
Christian Brady
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From my SHC blog: The Centre Daily Times ran an article this morning about Dr. Bose’s speech. Meena Bose, a renowned scholar in presidential studies, is making no more predictions in this race for the White House. Political twists have already upended two of her best guesses — that Democrat […]
My wife’s patronus: a barista, “is that one or two shots of espresso Mr Dementor?” # @pvponline None! You deserve a weekend off for your bday! (We all do!) # In a meeting. We are recruiting a “public intellectual.” How can I get that on my business card? # My […]
Doug Chaplin has been considering switching from a PC to the Mac OS and asked about various programs on the Mac platform, in particular which word processor to use. Below is the comment I posted and I thought I would share it here as well. Nisus Writer Pro, without a […]
I have one of the old versions and I use it at home to extend my network (and connect iTunes to my stereo) and then take it on the road with me. It is perfect for hotels with a wired network connection (who often then charge for a wireless connection, […]
Adam Felber is always good for a humorous take. He claims to be on Hiatus right now and omitting the “funny,” but he is still worth a read. Don’t forget, to get the most insightful news coverage you don’t need the DailyShow, it is Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! that you […]
@JasonCalacanis I would be all for the MBA, as a loyal follower. 🙂 # @samharrelson I nearly did not finish my doctorate thanks to days, weeks lost playing Marathon. # @samharrelson The meet up could be right after MBW’s! 😉 # They may not be swallows and this isn’t Capistrano […]
I was going through old photos this evening and came across this gem. I think it speaks for itself, really. (But to clarify, they were not according me exalted status, rather the placed the title of my talk below my name. In case you hadn’t figured that out. Which you […]
We were just discussing what my wife’s Patronus would be. (From Harry Potter, this is the Expecto Patronum spell that “conjures a Patronus, a silvery phantom shape, usually that of an animal, which is the embodiment of the positive thoughts of the caster. A Patronus will drive away Dementors.”) Our […]