Can there be an event that is more social than the Olympics? Â One would think that if any organization would encourage the concepts of sharing, of openness, of coming together to share an event through whatever means, it would be...
The USOCÂ has finally gone too far. Â And by finally, I mean they did a while ago, but now they have REALLY done it. Â In a yarn I couldn’t spin myself even if I tried, they are going after grandmas, moms,...
Thanks to a program sponsored by Chase and LivingSocial called Mission: Small Businessâ„ , your support could translate into a $250,000 grant. But we need at least 250 votes at missionsmallbusiness.com to qualify. To vote for our business: 1. Go to...
Once again, Dean Dad poses an interesting question. Â He asks what one year of college should cost. Asking what a year of college “should” cost is kind of a bizarre question. It should cost the accumulated costs of all the...
Are you surprised by how many people don’t know how to search? Apparently Google is, and they are working to help fix that with an educational program. It’s geared for educators, but that doesn’t mean every day, Real People†can...
About 15 years ago I was part of an ongoing public discussion concerning privacy. Â The discussion at the time was about street cameras placed by the police around the neighborhoods. Â Was this somehow a violation of privacy? Â Should they be...
Another interesting conversation over at Community College Dean’s blog. Â He notes that here in Pennsylvania the Governor is considering having state funding for some higher ed follow the students rather than funding the state “affiliated” schools in large blocks. My...
Once again I am befuddled at the complete lack of ability of the local media. In this case, the Centre Daily Times in State College, PA. Â In reporting crime for the past week they have two stories that just serve...
Not trying to cause TOO much trouble here, but over at Dean Dad’s blog he was commenting (complaining?) on the many requirements for his time both professionally and personally. Â One comment he makes is about his boy’s school testing “The...
An interesting thought comes out as a result of someone on another post writing “I’m so clueless as to why this is even an issue.” He was talking about the issue of Same Sex Marriage. Now, I could assume that...