Stubborn About the Beatles 1/15/23

I love the Beatles. I always will. But I also love The Pretty Reckless. I have learned my lesson.

Friday the 1/13/23

Whatever the truth may be, there is one thing that you can depend on. At my house, I’m flying the flag of the Knights Templar today.

Offensive 1/4/23

Perhaps it’s the offensive movies like Blazing Saddles that have guided us to become a much more responsible and tolerant society today.

Thanksgiving 11/24/22

The reality is that we must acknowledge, and understand, these very atrocities to truly understand how it is that we came to be where we are at, and to avoid having them occur again.

They 8/18/22

The incident had garnered such international attention that it became an international political incident. The United State issued a formal apology to the Soviet Union for the incident. And it happened because, sitting in the audience, asking a question, he seemed just like a normal person.

Women’s History Month 3/7/22

women do deserve a month of recognition. Hell, they actually deserve at least a century of recognition for all they have done.

Owning History 2/15/22

The Native People never really thought about land as something that anybody can “own”, but rather recognized that the people living on it were merely the temporary caretakers of it. After all, how can you “own” something that has been around longer than any of us and will continue to be there after the “owner” is long gone.

Reputation 2/11/22

Reputations are enigmas. They are so tough to build, yet so fragile once set. If the reputation is damaged, it takes much longer, and much more work, to rebuild it to the former glory. I am fortunate enough to have some great friends still at that institution so I’m very happy to say that the reputation of the computer science at XXU did rebound. Not only did they rebound, but they've grown far more than I would have imagined. They found their niche, and many years and incredible government grants later, they’ve built a reputation that far exceeded anything they had accomplished before, or during, my tenure there. But, on occasion, I remember their reputation when I started, and how fragile it really was. I’ve learned great lessons from this, and it seems as though their computer science people have as well.

Tanker 1/21/22

A few minutes later, she calls back saying, “do you remember that tanker from last night? It imploded.”

Appreciation 12/12/21

My library collection has most likely been spread like leaves in the fall wind, or simply destroyed. Few people would see the beauty in these books that I did, and fewer would care to protect it. As a society, our disinterest in history, seeing only the “old” rather than the history, is a sacrifice of immense richness in our heritage.