I am a keen news follower and I have, at various times, commented on the fact that I appreciate Chris Matthews’ Hardball and his approach. You always have a pretty good idea of his views (left-leaning Catholic Democrat from PA) but he is ruthlessly fair about going after his guests, […]
Jim W. will no doubt make many observations about this, not least that more than anything else all of the above is proof of the depravity of humanity.
It is too busy a weekend with board members in town to post anything much, but I offer this comic withe a comment. Is “the world” really getting less inclined to tolerate blasphemy? Is even the US? Or do some folks have a different view of the past, say the […]
Not because we took a vacation but because we were thinking of and praying for our friends in NOLA. My wife, as you know, continues to telecommute as a media consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of LA and she was busy all last week and through the storm coordinating media […]
I guess we were influenced by my native Texan father, because we mostly said “coke” (and never “pop”).
I really think we are not taking seriously enough the potential for abuse. Bad Reporter by Don Asmussen
As most of you know, my wife and I lived in the New Orleans area for 9 years and were there during and after Katrina. My wife still works as a media consultant for the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and has been very busy this week, helping them work through […]
I have been trying to bring up the home page at Brill for the Journal for the Study of Judaism. Not only does that page not come up (error 404) but Brill’s journal listing only shows 6 journals! (They publish well over 100 journals.) Is something wrong with their site […]
Jeremy Shipper just sent me the call for the 2009 MAR regional SBL. It is my pleasure to repost it here. You can also go to the official MAR-SBL site. (Hmm. Apparently we in PA are actually part of the Eastern Great Lake Region. I am enough of a Penn […]