Occasionally I read an essay so intelligent, so artfully crafted, that I pause at the end, marvel, and immediately read it again…aloud.
The following essay by Mark Danner was published in The New York Review of Books (issue date November 6, 2008) as part of a symposium on the upcoming election entitled “What’s at Stake.” On [...]
A bit of kvelling!
In a blog posted today, my daughter supported (maybe, kinda, sorta…) Sarah Palin. Read it. Comment.
In part, Emily wrote:
[Sarah Palin] spent $150,000 on clothes and other grooming in the last few months. I have to cut the woman slack
There is no conscience.
From tonight’s debate (transcript here):
McCAIN: Senator Obama has asked for nearly $1 billion in pork-barrel earmark projects, including $3 million for an overhead projector in a planetarium in his hometown.
Surely someone in his coterie knows
Today’s issue of Parade, the fish-wrap magazine included gratis in my and many Sunday newspapers, included an article entitled: How Much Would You Pay in Taxes?
It purports to be a non-partisan evaluation of how the two presidential candidates’ tax proposals would affect citizens of various income levels, but it is an example of either [...]
The Cleveland Museum of Art is in the midst of a massive renovation, so only a fraction of the collection is currently on display.
But there is still much to see. The Arms and Armor Room is magnificent. Its many artifacts illustrate the armorer’s craftsmanship, art, and weapons development, as well as the pomp and ego [...]
I like Blue Highways and off-the-trail attractions.
I was in Cleveland.
So I examined exhibits for two hours, the only visitor at the Dittrick Museum of Medical History.
19th Century autopsy
Located on the third floor of the Allen Memorial Medical Library at Case Western Reserve University, the Dittrick is small, but immensely informative. Medical instruments (photo below), a [...]
As former chairman of the Summer Science Program (SSP), an academic enrichment program for the very brightest teenagers, I know a bit about astronomy, the focus of SSP’s curriculum. I also know a bit about planetariums ["planetaria" is also accepted, but that sounds like a type of worm to me]. And since SSP once investigated, [...]
Our Friday traffic was heavy. We were canvassing every student at Kent State who came within eyesight of our van. We had two shuttles running all day long. Over the week the Vote Today Ohio teams ferried over 2,000 early voters to the polls, with over 800 of them new registrants.
What to make of the Vice Presidential debate [transcript here] last night?
We err if we view Sarah Palin through the lens of our own ambitions and anxieties. Many assumed she would be apprehensive, even terrified by the prospect of facing millions of Americans. The future of the GOP was hers to destroy.
But this is not [...]
In a groove now.
Starting at 9 a.m., one trip every hour from Kent State to the Board of Elections in Ravenna. As many as five students signed up per trip.
The pace is picking up.
