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Archives for March 2011
VCU Gives Us the Story We Want
VCU’s odds of making the Final Four were 821 to one. Based on the regular season, it’s one of the most improbable achievements in sports history.
Guestpost #28: Ted Hallett – Ten things I’ve learned from working in restaurants for 15 years of my life
Ted Hallett is a very gifted actor, improviser, teacher, and all around terrific person. I credit his 101 class for reinvigorating my love of improv, and his emphatic teaching style for causing me to take it seriously. Here is his ITC bio: http://www.impatient.ca/people/ted-hallett/ For most actors, the restaurant industry is a common job to…
The 10 at 10
Stanford is your kid’s dream school, all the jobs are in Kentucky, and how to right wrongs.
Essential YouTube Sports Library: March Madness
Trying to explain the experience of March Madness with one YouTube clip would be like showing someone a jar of seawater to explain the ocean.
Are Women’s Colleges Outdated?
Tom Matlack thought women’s colleges were anachronistic—until he toured Barnard with his daughter.
What Can You Give to the Kid Who Has Everything?
Well-to-do parents are buying out whole circuses to create birthday memories. Is that really what their kids want?
Volcano Girls
Warm us up and watch us blow. It’s been a while since I’ve celebrated Music Monday, so this thing is way overdue. Normally I write some type of heartfelt mush about what a song means to me or how it inspires me. Not today. Sometimes you like a song simply because it’s…
Guestpost #26: Gareth Manning – Ten things I’ve learned while living in Japan that give me post-disaster optimism
Gareth (or Gary, as I know him), is a friend who I have recently reconnected with. We were close friends in elementary school, but lost touch. Thanks to the miracle of Facebook, we are friends again, and a recent meeting over beers taught me a lot about myself. Gary is a teacher, a traveler, an…
Is There an Ideal Age to Become a Father?
Blue Skies
The Guardian Angels: More Harm Than Good?
Are the Guardian Angels doing more harm than good?
Duke Loses and All Is Right With the World
Duke loses, Butler wins, and the President’s bracket is better than your’s.
Rick Melvoin on Fox 25
Rick Melvoin is the headmaster at the Belmont Hill School. He is the Good Man of the Week.
Guestpost #25: Tonia Krauser and (her dog) Oliver – Ten things I’ve learned from my 90 year-old Irish grandmother/Ten things I’ve learned from being a working dog
Tonia Krauser is my friend and colleague and I’m her ride ho (she drives me to work most mornings) and Oliver is her dog. Tonia is a marketing whiz who holds it all together at Second Harvest, and a real party animal. Oliver likes to whiz, and is also a real party animal. Tonia’s grandmother still…
Fred Karger Deserves a Seat at the Republican Table
Tthe Republican Party can at least make a sign of good faith and allow its only openly gay presidential candidate a voice at its official table.