Monthly Archives: July 2005

Mea Culpa

Posted on July 7, 2005 by glasscastle

The Dowbrigade has just finished editing, or correcting, his last student paper of the Summer One semester at a Major Boston University. Somewhat ill-advisedly, we volunteered to teach the night section of "Advanced Academic and Professional Writing." We like teaching … Continue reading →

Posted in ESL Links | 31 Comments

Comic of the Day

Posted on July 6, 2005 by glasscastle
Posted in Comics | 31 Comments

Cometary

Posted on July 5, 2005 by glasscastle

PASADENA, California — It sounded like science fiction — NASA scientists used a space probe to chase down a speeding comet 83 million miles away and slammed it into the frozen ball of dirty ice and debris in a mission … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Science | 42 Comments

Promising Developments

Posted on July 1, 2005 by glasscastle

Two interesting stories appeared in this morning’s Boston Globe.  It is mute testimony to our busy, busy lifestyle these days – teaching overload, filial crises, managing the web-end of a major international conference – that we are only now able … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | 27 Comments