Chet Haase: Things I Believe: Thoughts for Friday
A thing of beauty is a joy until she files a restraining order.If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.And if you can't stand the dinner, get out of my house.If you can't beat them, join...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Hell is Other People: Avoid Your Friends Using Social Media
[ By Steph in Gadgets & Geekery& Technology. ] Social media was invented to bring people closer, but the more antisocial among us can use it in a different way: to avoid the people we know....
View ArticleCarleton News: Carleton College Hosts Its Annual “Lighten Up!” Garage Sale
Carleton College’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement will host its annual Lighten Up! Garage Sale on Friday, June 21 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, June 22 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the...
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Kevin Draper '10: Diss Guy Miss Guy, Vol. 44
Diss Guys: Basketball WritersI’ve always been unsure how to feel about Jason Kidd. On the one hand, he is a fellow East Bay native and one in a tradition of great Bay point guards including Gary...
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Micah Koller '12: P2160840 by micahhhhhhh
P2160840, a photo by micahhhhhhh on Flickr. Click on photo to see more pics.
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David Ocker '73: My Mother, My Worm
Don't be fooled. This post is really about Mexican food. I have two reasons for writing it. These will be revealed.Here's a picture of my Mother on the day in November 1948 when she married my...
View ArticleDan Schofer '00
6-15-2013Ink Road. 70 minutes. 10 miles.Warm, humid, and windy. Relaxed, steady pace. A little tired but not too bad.
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Generosity in a Can: Coke Can Splits in Half for Sharing
[ By Delana in Design& Products & Packaging. ] You might have fond memories of sharing a Coca-Cola with a special person, but those memories probably involve a glass and two straws. This...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Mind Spam
Erase your hard drive, hard ass,and open up some space in your headfor something new, or, meltdown:the chip on your shoulder is frozen...you need to re-format, or else lifewill reboot your system failure.
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Don't Live Life
Don't live lifeplod on throughlike it's a tremendous burden....Really?Is that what you want?Then, don't live life...plow on through, cowboy.
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Kelly O'Brien '12: "How far have you walked for men who’ve never held your...
“How far have you walked for men who’ve never held your feet in their laps? How often have you bartered with bone, only to sell yourself short? Why do you find the unavailable so alluring? Where did it...
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Dan Schofer '00
6-16-2013Boyson Trail in Marion. 54 minutes. 8 miles.Warm (80s) and humid. First mile in 7:02. Last mile 6:21 for 53:59. Felt pretty good. [Week: 53 miles]
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Go Somewhere Else: 8 Abandoned Roadside Rest Stops
[ By Steve in Abandoned Places& Architecture. ] Rest stops and welcome centers are to highway travel what oases are to desert caravans, with one exception: when an oasis dries up, the camels...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Moderate Iranian President?
I think it's amusing the way the American media have portrayed the new Iranian president as a moderate. It's rather like calling Rand Paul a moderate of the Tea Party in the USA. Iran Moderate Wins...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Analysis of Iranian election
AP Analysis: Iran president may help shield rulersFor a lesson in what Hasan Rowhani’s reformist-backed presidency could mean for Iran, a promise Sunday by the ultra-powerful Revolutionary Guard to...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Floating on Ephemerisle: Seasteading Event ala Burning Man
[ By WebUrbanist in Global& Travel & Places. ] For all its art and controversy, the desert is perhaps the most unique defining characteristic of Black Rock City, home of the Burning Man...
View ArticleCheryl Klein: Three Useful Terms for Discussing Endings
From “All Is Well: The Epilogue in Children’s Fantasy Fiction,” by Mike Cadden, in Narrative, Vol. 20, No. 3 (October 2012):James Phelan makes a distinction between closure—simply “the way a narrative...
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