Occasional reflections on life in early 21st century America
I was having lunch in the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan today and my host thought I might be interested in a press conference held there later that afternoon by the City of Minamikyushu about their application for the inclusion… Read morePress Conference in Tokyo, 13 May 2015
It struck me this morning that my first year students were probably in first grade at the time of the 9/11 attacks. 50 years ago today I was in first grade when Kennedy was shot. I don’t remember when I… Read moreTurning Points
Every now and then I come across writing that really hits a nerve. One particular mistake is the misleading use of “then” instead of “than.” For example, in this week’s Bucknellian the editorial is particularly poorly written. Here is the incorrect use… Read moreBetter “than” than “then”