In memoriam

I learned early this morning from a colleague that George Carlin had died. I was surprised and saddened and throughout the day I thought of George and the impact he had on me, on our culture and how we look at language. He was a gifted comic and one who like other great comics will … Read more

David Rees

First thing I did after running nearly 9 kilometers this morning was come home to a refreshing shower and then off to check my Google Mail. I’m a fan of David Rees on Huffington Post and Dave must be an Obama fan because he had this nice clip Richie Havens singing “Here Comes the Sun.” … Read more

Career Advice

I got the following link from Monster.com. There are some good tips for improving the likelihood of your success at work. One of my pet peeves is people with loud cell phones.  How difficult is it to turn your cell phone to vibrate? I know a several administrators who have the the “William Tell Overture” … Read more

Five minute university

As we were having dinner tonight with my daughter who is a junior in college my wife began to tell her about Guido Sarducci and the five minute university. Fr. Guido Sarducci was a regular on Saturday Night Live back in the 1970’s.  Thanks to Youtube you too can enjoy this funny man and his … Read more