One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and the city of Tacoma just made the list for one of the top 5 best places to live in the United States. That definitely makes it one person’s treasure! I have visited Tacoma a couple of times, most notably to attend a concert or...
This year, because of COVID-19, the visitor center at the refuge is closed. Fortunately, the roads and the trails on refuge are still open. Despite the changes to the operations of the refuge, the number of cars that are going through the roads in the bison enclosure is 6 times as ma...
But I will rant no more except to say two things. First, cheating robs the students of what college is (or was) supposed to be for: the joy of learning and being exposed to new and challenging ideas. Second, I’m glad I’m not teaching any more. Not only would I have to deal ...
Whether its climate change, diversity on corporate boards, shareholders valuing more than financial returns or the integration of ESG factors in the investment process, ESG is shifting the paradigm in today’s business world. This course will examine wha
An adaptation of the 1967 folk song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” written by Arlo Guthrie, Guthrie plays himself—a drifter who connects with friends for Thanksgiving. Things go sideways when they all decide to take a load of trash to the dump, only to find the dump closed. They toss...
Response from Hamas chief: “Yes of course. The existence of Israel is illogical.” Fun fact: whenever a Hamas leader says their goal is to kill the Jews, the BBC translates it to “Israelis.” There are actually two separate words in Arabic for Jews and Israelis (I just double-checked...
Here is the deal with this latest suggested ordinance; the proposed ordinance states that people who own guns need to have them locked up, and the ammo kept in a separate locked area, away from the guns. I get what they are trying to do... but the opposition comes in when it pertains...
This young boy had a dilemma. His sister had parked her horse next to a fence. Since he's obviously a cowboy, he had a decision to make. To ride or not ride the horse. There is only one correct answer.
the only struggling foreigner in his midst. He insisted I follow him as he aggressively pushed his way through the crowd. I was wary of it but needed to get on and had no other transport option at this point (much of the road has already been closed so no taxis were coming down eithe...