This is an interesting AP story where the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing an architect of one of their new buildings for breach of duties for providing “deficient designs”. MIT is also suing the builder over the leaking
The Catalog of Memories
Here is a good one from John Tavardian… Last weekend I put an exhaust fan in the ceiling for my wife’s grandfather. While my wife’s brother and I were fitting the fan in between the joists, we found something under
Wright State Basketball Preview
I caught the WSU Raiders basketball game last night at the Nutt House with my buddy, Dave Chaliff. The Raiders were playing Division II Indianapolis in an exhibition game with roughly 2,500 fans in attendance. With the graduation of All-Star
Iraq is a Significant Place in Religion & History
Did you know: 1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq 2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization 3. Noah built the ark in Iraq 4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq 5. Abraham was
Uh Oh, Time to Stock Up on the Hefeweizen
I’m not much of a beer drinker, but I occasionally imbibe the wheat-based drink known as Hefeweizen. Evidently, there have been weather-related catastrophes that have impacted the yields of various malt and barley crops, and prices for beer are going up (not
Say Good Night
We went out to downtown Dayton Saturday night eating dinner at Cafe Boulevard and catching a play at the Victoria Theatre. The play was the one-man show “Good Night Gracie“, which was a recap of the 100 year life of
Canadian Health Queue
Here is one from Sam Greenwood, where he shares commentary from a friend living in Canada… I’ve seen on the news up here in Canada where Hillary Clinton introduced her new health care plan. Something similar to what we have in
Mobile Phones and Computers
I was one of those early adopters of the integrated phone/PDA devices. In fact, I purchased my Treo 300 back in 2002 and I marveled how I had more power in my hands than Gene Roddenberry ever imagined when he
Mark Twain Classic Causes Hurt Feelings
Huck Finn Sparks N Word Controversy … am I missing something here? Or did someone get their underwear in a bunch over the use of a derogatory word? “teacher must apologize… take sensitivity training”? You’ve got to be kidding me!
Medical and Economic Competition
Japanese doctor says, “Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him out looking for work in six weeks.” A German doctor says, “That is