Friday, September 22, 2006

Courtney Passed

You can now call Courtney Dr. Hood. She has just passed her viva. She and her mother are coming home tomorrow from Scotland, the land of rain. I am so proud of her.

Monday, September 18, 2006

Ron Moore

Ron Moore is the wildly successful writer and creator of Battlestar Galatica. He writes an excellent op-ed piece in the New York Times about the optimism of science fiction, and specifically, Star Trek. I know science fiction isn't everyone's cup of tea, but the article is a good indication of why so many of us do love it. Also, take a look at Battlestar if you haven't already. It really is great.

Courtney is in Scotland

So, Courtney and her mother are in Scotland right now. Both her parents flew to DC on Friday, and Courtney and her mom both flew to Scotland on Saturday, and I hung out with Courtney's dad on Saturday and Sunday. It was pretty good fun. We headed out to the movies on Saturday night and watched The Guardian. There were certainly a few well-worn cinematic elements, but overall I thought it was a good movie. I was also pleased that it only cost $6.75, which I think was a special price because it was a prerelease movie (it doesn't open until next week, I think). We also got some Hard Times Chili, of which I am a fan (I miss chili cheese hot dogs, but the vegetarian hamburger I had was pretty tasty).
I hope Courtney gets back soon.

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Woo Pig Chewy!

So, the New York Times thought it a good idea to write a little profile of my governor, Mike Huckabee. I might not consider myself a republican, but I am very proud of what he is doing to change the attitudes in Arkansas about food. I am much less proud of his attempt to turn this fat-busting into a presidential campaign. Maybe there is a lot more depth to him than I know, but you can't turn one issue (and a small one, relatively) into a presidential bid. Of course, I hope the best for him. Maybe we will have another Arkansawyer in the White House.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

An excellent bit of learning

William M. Chace, a former president of Emory University, wrote a nice little Op-Ed piece in the New York Times, entitled, A Little Learning is an Expensive Thing. I thought is was an entertaining and excellent overview of a component of higher education. I thought it was very interesting to hear that more than half the students at selective colleges come from the highest earning quarter of households.

An excellent bit of learning

William M. Chace, a former president of Emory University, wrote a nice little Op-Ed piece in the New York Times, entitled, A Little Learning is an Expensive Thing. I thought is was an entertaining and excellent overview of a component of higher education. I thought it was very interesting to hear that more than half the students at selective colleges come from the highest earning quarter of households.

Saturday, September 02, 2006

Could it have been America?

A lot of liberal democrats like to say things like "Bush stole the presidency," and that he wasn't really elected to his office, because of the closeness of the Gore/Bush vote. However, it is interesting to watch a close vote occur in Mexico, and the ramifications of that vote. Could America have descended into that kind of anarchy? Would Gore have ever threatened to set up a parallel government? I hope others would agree that even the imperfect solution of having Bush as president is better than the kind of conflict that might occur in Mexico for the next six years.