Monthly Archives: October 2011

The rule of twelfths

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

I majored in History, not English Lit. I guess that’s a way of saying I am not a big metaphor guy. But there’s something about the tide that has always fascinated me. Every day, just over six hours apart, there … Continue reading →

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I found an issue about which we can all agree!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Tonight I was invited to a public affairs forum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta to listen to Dr. Joshua Ruah, Associate Professor of Finance at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. The subject? The Economics of State and … Continue reading →

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Gone with the Wind

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

This afternoon I travelled to Woodruff Park with six students and a faculty member, Dr. Veronica Holmes, to witness the southern version of Occupy Wall Street — Gone with the Wind, part two? The students came with cameras and recorders … Continue reading →

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Dignity

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

So my dad asks “does one have to give up all his dignity at the end of his life?” No, not all I tell him but some I think given his condition and his options. “That’s just terrible” he says … Continue reading →

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Washington

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Last night was an emotional evening for all of us bearing witness to the disaster that is America’s national immigration policy (see blog below on the raid at Postville), I will admit I am not a big fan of states’ … Continue reading →

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Things Guatemalan

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

I won’t attempt here to fully explain my Guatemala attachment. That will surely come over time, assuming I keep this blogging thing up. Right now, I am actually having trouble not blogging. I suppose it is a result of having … Continue reading →

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How to Limit Opportunity for Higher Education

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Yes, that reads exactly how it is supposed to read and the headline (and accompanying research) came to me from a group called Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY. (www.postsecondary.org) . As I wrote in my last blog, facts are good things. Facts … Continue reading →

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I love facts; see Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

From today’s op-ed from Nicholas Kristof 1. The 400 wealthiest Americans have a greater combined net worth than the bottom 150 million Americans. 2. The top 1 percent of Americans possess more wealth than the bottom 90%. 3. In the … Continue reading →

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The picture on my bathroom counter

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

I don’t know exactly when the photo was taken. Nor do I recall with any precision how this one, among thousands of others, ended up on my counter, a single picture among all the daily necessities of life — a … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street?

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

I have a hard time watching cable news these days. I was a CNN junkie for a while but the thrill wore off even before this election season began in earnest. With election mania underway, though, there’s no chance I … Continue reading →

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