Today is the third day of Passover. Yesterday we celebrated our first seder at 9AM in Seattle, sharing it with our children who live in Oslo at their time for a second seder! The Haggadah we use is unique, written by my wife, my children and myself over the four decasdes since the assassination o[...]
Archive for April, 2016
April 24th, 2016 - 1:33 am § in Misc.
Seders become a White House Tradition
Eight years ago a group of Obama colleagues put on the a Passover seder for members of the Obama campaign staff. This was 203 years after another President, Thomas Jefferson , hosted the first Iftar* in the White House. Jefferson’s invitation to a Tunisian representative probably grew o[...]
April 24th, 2016 - 12:34 am § in America
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Before “In God We Trust,” There was just LIBERTY, PARENT OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY
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April 23rd, 2016 - 11:26 pm § in Misc.
Strange Facebook: Whatsa Thump?
When the New Thump is rolled out, it will go over with all the success of New Coke.[...]
April 23rd, 2016 - 9:52 am § in Misc.
THE Ave Challenge: Who is it?
a. Japanese TV personality b. Japan’s Mylie Cyrus c. Fictional character d. Popular singer e. Playmate in Japanese Playboy[...]
April 23rd, 2016 - 12:04 am § in Misc.
Scientists Resurrect Extinct Species: The Know Nothing Party
Ben Novak, a scientist in California is using DNA technology to resurrect the passenger pigeon. Novak’s pigeon is not alone in this quest. The art of breathing new life into long-extinct species is in vogue among biologists. The Tasmanian tiger, the woolly rhinoceros, the mammoth, the dodo[...]
April 22nd, 2016 - 5:13 pm § in Misc.
Cliven Bundy’s cattle
Some people argue this guy manages public land better than the government does. Then why are his cows starving to death? Read the story here. [...]
April 22nd, 2016 - 2:35 pm § in The Ave Scene, UW
UW abolishes shared governance III: A response by the President
Dear Chris, It is simply NOT fair to ask someone to do the job of Provost this long – he’s already completed one year and would complete at a minimum about 2 1/2 if I started a national search now – with an “interim” title. I’m not defending Jerry against anything[...]