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Folly at the highest levels
We've all heard the explanations -- the excuses -- about why humans (particularly legislators, especially legislators not operating in any...
Birthday Ruminations
Last week, we celebrated both Ben's seventeenth birthday and that of our cat, Molly. (Molly was a rescue cat who...
What's New at University of Venus 30 July 2011
What’s New at University of Venus - Week Ending 30 July 2011 University of Venus Around the Web: University of...
Book Review, Part III: 'Rattlesnake Daddy'
Rattlesnake Daddy: A Son’s Search for His Father , by Brent Spencer. The Backwaters Press (2011). $25.00 paper. *** Here...
Summer 2011's Top Hits
The University of Venus question of the month: What has been the highlight of your summer? Janni Aragon (Canada) Each...
Where the Boys Are
And the men aren’t. Sometimes just a few statistics can tell a story. Here’s a pair I found fascinating. Our...
3 Lessons from Borders for Higher Ed
The bankruptcy of Borders and the closing of 400 stores provides an opportunity to think through some lessons for for...
A light, and a bright shiny object
The light is a bottle. A Coke bottle. A one-liter Coke bottle, to be precise. You know it's a Coke...