One of my friends at school put up a list in my room to help my students show their appreciation for me on Valentine's Day. Here's the list in no particular order: Buy him something sweet from the Senior Store Chase him down the hall to help him … [Continue reading]
Running, Wachtelbohnen, and Dick Cheney
So I'm training for a marathon, and Sundays are my long run days. Today I got a bit of a late start because I decided to watch the Third Man at the Burg Kino with a new friend of mine. If you've never seen an old movie on the big screen, I highly … [Continue reading]
Cyber Terror
I came across this article about a simulated cyber attack carried out by various US government agencies. "Cyber security is critical to protecting our nation's infrastructure because information systems connect so many aspects of our economy and … [Continue reading]
He Started It!
I came across this story via Yahoo!News which smacks of the type of reactionary thinking I rarely come across outside a classroom filled with 12 year olds. Hamshahri, a prominent Iranian newspaper, is sponsoring a contest for cartoons about the … [Continue reading]
When is a Cartoon just a Cartoon?
Picured is one of several cartoons published in a Danish paper. I'm not sure what the coverage has been like in the US, but at least a third of the news coverage on CNN International over here has been about the Danish cartoon and the Islamic … [Continue reading]