Just got this email from the Harvard Alumnae Assn. They want “$100 to support the extra production and mailing costs of this weighty, hardcover tome” .. ie.e the 50th anniverart report for my graduating class (’63). How quaint! I would donate $100 to a shcolarship fund if Harva[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Good Deeds’
January 20th, 2011 - 12:55 pm § in Uncategorized
Old Harvard Rubes Can Not Figure Out the Intertubes
January 9th, 2011 - 1:05 pm § in Religion
Atheism: The end of the debate
An Essay by a Professor of Theology, Keith Parsons Over the past ten years I have published, in one venue or another, about twenty things on the philosophy of religion. I have a book on the subject, God and Burden of Proof, and another criticizing Christian apologetics, Why I am not a Christian. Dur[...]
What Could Possibly Be More Important Than Politics?
I do my best thinking in two places, both of which are in the bathroom. But I type in the kitchen, where the computer is located, usually after I’ve been drinking. Tonight I’m drinking St. Remy’s, an imported French brandy that costs $16.95 at the state liquor store. Alcohol is cheap; they mi[...]
December 28th, 2010 - 9:00 pm § in Schools & Colleges, Science
How to Help Education in Haiti
A guide to groups assisting education in Haiti.[...]
Public Records Laws In The Real World
I want to cover two disparate topics in this article, so the structure of this article is two unrelated discussions, one after the other. Public disclosure laws exist at both the federal and state levels. At the federal level, we have the Freedom of Information Act, commonly referred to as FOIA. In [...]
July 5th, 2010 - 10:00 am § in Misc.
The Aprikyan Case
Happenings at the UW: The UW Provost Phyllis Wise dismissed Dr. Andrew Aprikyan from the faculty of the School of Medicine after a seven year long investigation. This action was taken despite the findings of a formal faculty adjudication panel that Dr. Aprikyan was not guilty but that the Admini[...]