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David Ocker '73: The Plastic Bag As Hat
Sunday I loaded up the car with several decades of old computers, monitors and printer cartridges because I had read online about a monthly Pasadena City College FREE Electronic Waste Collection Event....
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Nigerian national holiday
As we approach the U.S. national holiday on 4 July, here's a reminder of another national holiday. Nigeria celebrates the first of October as Independence Day (from United Kingdom, 1960) as a national...
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Napper #102 – Olympic Dreams
I know this makes me a freak, but I was raised in a non-sports household. By that, I mean that despite the fact that my Dad was a manly military guy, we never, ever turned on a professional sporting...
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John Tischer '71: Transitioning
“Out of college, money spent, see no future, pay no rent, all the money’s gone, nowhere to go…”“But oh, that magic feeling… nowhere to go.” Beatles I came back to the family home like Dustin Hoffman at...
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Erik Hanberg: Tacoma Action Figure
I woke up this morning to discover I've been immortalized as a "Tacoma Action Figure" by cartoonist RR Anderson. It's an honor. Thanks RR. Permalink
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Erik Brooks: Harts Pass No. 107: Independence Day!
With the July 4th holiday, Harts Pass gets an early release. Fireworks baby! (But not in the Methow, please!!!)
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Vertical Strip Tease: Upside-Down Las Vegas Skyscraper
[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Offices & Commercial. ] Vegas is a strange and sometimes-seedy speck of civilization with virtually nothing nearby of note … save perhaps the massive Hoover...
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David Schraub: Many Motives, One World
The constant debate in terms about Israel is about whether any given act it takes is done to "preserve Israeli security" or "maintain the occupation". The answer, of course, is "both". Or more...
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David Schraub: Snyder Vetoes Voter Suppression Bills
I'm pleasantly surprised by this: Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) has vetoed a set of bills which, though nominally targeting (largely non-existent) voter fraud, would in effect serve to suppress...
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Chet Haase: What It Was, Was Andy Griffith
"I think that it's some kindly of a contest where they see which bunchful of them men can take that punkin' an' run from one end of that cow pasture to the other, without either gettin' knocked down...
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Amy Csizmar Dalal: 5323104963_50c0b02711_m
Which is better: a book that provides excellent explanations/development of concepts but less-than-stellar examples, or a book with really compelling examples but scattered explanations/development of...
View ArticleCarleton News: Josh Meltzer '95 Praised for Saving Three in Lake Superior Rip...
Media outlets around the state of Minnesota are praising former Carleton College swim team captain Josh Meltzer, Class of 1995, with saving three people on Monday, who were caught in a dangerous rip...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Green-Roofed Shelter is Urban Curbside Lounge for Paris
[ By Steph in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ] Navigating the unfamiliar streets of a new city, sometimes you just want to find a quiet place where you can take a breather and figure out...
View ArticleEmma Wilhelm '99: Life is a Comedy
Life is a comedy these days, friends. A comedy in which physical humor prevails and the crazed mother-heroine is invariably covered in strained peas. Two nights ago, a ceramic bowl shattered at the end...
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Kevin Draper '10: Wild Guesses and Outlandish Speculation: Purchase or...
Eat a fattie, ESPN! Those couch-lickers already copyrighted "buy or sell" for that show that used to be good. So we had to come up with something that wouldn't get us sued. I hear Howard Cossack is...
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John Tischer '71: College And Revolution
I remember the moment when I dedicated my life. My dad and I were driving away from our house, downhill, towards town. It was the summer before my sophomore year in college, at Carleton. I knew about...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: USA National Day
Enjoy the fireworks The First Edition of What You Need to Know: Teaching Tools is now available from the publisherThe Fourth Edition of What You Need to Know is available from the publisher (where...
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Margaret Taylor: Leviathan World
Happy Fourth of July, everybody! The other day I was cruising about The Mad Reviewer, Carrie Slager’s very prolific book review blog. If you haven’t seen this blog before, check it out. If a YA book...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: PRI president but not a PRI legislature
Damien Cave's analysis in the New York Times, suggests that Peña Nieto's victory in Mexico might be smaller than expected, while the challenges might be greater. And, if his conclusion is correct,...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Gallery-Worthy Gadgetry: 10 Terrific High-Tech Art Projects
[ By Delana in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ] Technology makes our modern lives possible – without it, after all, you wouldn’t be reading this right now. But technology can also make our...
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