Daily Archives: August 25, 2003
Ben Hammersley’s Unfortunate Precedent
I’m sure he’s a nice guy, and he did make it to Kabul, but I have to say Ben Hammersley has let me down and must be removed from my list of blogging heros. After inspiring us all with his … Continue reading
The Greenspun McDonald’s Diet
Philip Greenspun offers an elegant exposition of the "The McDonald’s Diet" explaining how to lose 5 lbs/week eating only in McDonald’s. "After a month traveling, I’ve concluded that the best way to lose weight is by eating every meal at … Continue reading
A Day in the Life of a Public Defender
If any of my ex-law students, just now starting your respective LLM programs, are still reading the blog, I think you will be interested in this eye-opening and well written description of a typical day for attorney Krista M. Larsen, … Continue reading
Original Manila Logo Found
An unnamed reader sent in what he claims was the original logo design for our favorite blogging software. Wonder why they went to the cartoon… (thanks Gabe)
Wait! It’s Still Summer!
Gadzooks! Is it college football time already? Freshman move-in weekend and its attendant spectacle of unleashed 18-year-olds barfing in the bushes hasn’t even happened here in Collegetown yet, but already major college football has invaded the airwaves. At first, when … Continue reading
Dean Archie Epps Dead at 66
Sadly, Harvard yesterday announced the death following surgery of longtime Dean Archie Epps. I met Dean Epps for the first time in 1971, when he was the young (mid-30’s), hip (well, he was Black, which in those days was sorta … Continue reading