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Archive for June 3rd, 2011

June 3rd, 2011 - 9:43 am § in America

Why I Find the Chihuly Museum Gauche

Letter to a Friend Hi Bob, I am NOT at all among the community that dislikes Dale Chihuly.  I have met Dale and exchanged holiday cards with his family for some years.  I enjoy his work and think entrepreneurial art is a real part of the mix.  I enjoy the work of Ai Weiwei and […][...]

June 3rd, 2011 - 7:41 am § in Misc.

Petition to 94.9 KUOW regarding the firing of Dr. Cliff Mass

If you are interesting in supporting a petition to reinstate my weather segment here is the petition site: http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/cliffmassonkuow[...]

June 3rd, 2011 - 7:30 am § in Misc.

UW Prof Cited in World Health Organization Concerns That Cell Phones Cause Cancer

Dear Colleagues: By now I assume that most of you have heard that the World Health Organization has just decided to endorse the idea that cell phone use may be a cause of cancer (for example, see http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/).  Disturbing though this may be, this WHO action[...]

June 3rd, 2011 - 6:10 am § in Misc.

Belgium: The Ungovernable

Ed.  The Belgians need to bring Schwarznegger in. Eleven months after elections that proved to be inconclusive, Belgium still has a caretaker government with bickering legislators unable to agree on sharing power. Talks have broken down numerous times but now King Albert II has again turned to Fran[...]