Monthly Archives: June 2012

History

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

“There’s nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) When Solomon wrote those words three thousand years ago, did he mean there were no new inventions? No new buildings? His father had seen Israel transition from being a bronze age civilization … Continue reading →

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Ray Bradbury

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

The science fiction author Ray Bradbury died this morning at the age of 91: he was born on August 22, 1920. Back in June of 1989, a friend of mine called me all excited. He’d just found a flier about … Continue reading →

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Cold Reading

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

When I was in grade school, I early became fascinated by magic—the sort of thing you see from such well-known practitioners as Houdini or David Copperfield. Although I was never very good at doing magic, my incompetence never stopped me … Continue reading →

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Deadlines

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

Douglas Adams, the British author of humorous science fiction novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and its many sequels wrote once that “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” He was, of … Continue reading →

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And They Lived Happily Ever After

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

My wife and I met while she was an undergraduate and I was a graduate student. Many of our dates were spent at Denny’s eating French fries and studying to all hours. Even when we went places, we tended to … Continue reading →

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