As I was reading through my morning news items and opinions I came across a gem of a piece by George Will, one of my favorite columnists, that I thought I’d share. I will say I agree with the general thrust of his argument but I’m not sure this is the best example to make his point. Here’s the article, or most of it. Forever in Blue Jeans by George Will WASHINGTON -- On any American street, or in any airport or mall, you see the same sad tableau: A 10-year-old ...
I'm going to a ball. I'm one of eight founders of the club WOOF - Winthrop Organization of Freethinkers - which, along with many other Progressive clubs on campus - is having a ball tomorrow night! Didn't think I'd be able to go, but I got a girl to cover my shift. So I went to the WOOF meeting tonight, and suddenly all the presidents of the clubs were panicked because there were A LOT more RSVPs than we expected. So now we're all flying into a frenzy to get extras of everything ...
I often have time away from your hands to sit by the brook and babble to stones that look back at me with dispassionate curiosity. Today the trickle is rather dull. A stagnating conversation of small sonar pings between pebbles pale as the song of this meadow caught in my throat. Muse, take me with you when you drift past ordinary. Show me legends stacked like firefly colonies thick as the labyrinth ...
Updated 04-16-2009 at 08:20 PM by ~Sophia~
So in case you havent noticed... I'm still here. All that hype about me leaving was pretty pointless. I went back up to my ranch, and I was informed that instead of staying at the computer-less house I stayed in last year, I would be staying in the bunk house. Which, obviously, has a computer. On that note, due to work and such I still wont be on as often but much more than I thought. Getting back to work here is a great feeling. I didnt have to go through all that "this is what ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbar...m_b_47287.html College can be the most amazingly enlightening experience of a lifetime. I loved almost every minute of it, from St. Augustine to organic chemistry, from Chaucer to electricity and magnetism. But we need a distinguished blue ribbon commission to investigate its role as a toll booth on the road to employment, and the obvious person to head up this commission is Marilee Jones. I know; ...
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