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I'm an internet/web old-timer, going back to the days of Gopher and Mosaic. Veteran of the first browser war of the late 1990s. Currently digital manager at Immaculata University.
I can always count on the Google News feed to show weird random stories. And isn't "Possibly Radioactive Shrimp" a great band name?
August 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I can always count on the Google News feed to show weird random stories. And isn't "Possibly Radioactive Shrimp" a great band name?
Garry Trudeau was on the topic during his first term.
May 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Garry Trudeau was on the topic during his first term.
We are living in profoundly unserious times when Republicans think 8647 is a call for assassination of the president.
May 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We are living in profoundly unserious times when Republicans think 8647 is a call for assassination of the president.
Happy birthday, Will! A quote for our current dark times:
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
April 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Happy birthday, Will! A quote for our current dark times:
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Great piece. I also enjoyed your tribute to the Daily News in Sunday's paper. I grew up in New York, and its Daily News also had that cheeky, sassy attitude. I remember when the Mets won the NL the same day VP Agnew resigned. My friends debated which headline would appear on the front page.
April 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Great piece. I also enjoyed your tribute to the Daily News in Sunday's paper. I grew up in New York, and its Daily News also had that cheeky, sassy attitude. I remember when the Mets won the NL the same day VP Agnew resigned. My friends debated which headline would appear on the front page.
Five years ago this week the normally packed parking lot at our SEPTA regional rail station was half-empty. People began staying home as COVID spread, and within days Drexel, like many other schools, moved to remote learning and work. It would be a year and a half before I returned to the office.
March 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Five years ago this week the normally packed parking lot at our SEPTA regional rail station was half-empty. People began staying home as COVID spread, and within days Drexel, like many other schools, moved to remote learning and work. It would be a year and a half before I returned to the office.
Does @upenn.edu really need to sell naming rights for a fellowship to a fast food restaurant chain?
January 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Does @upenn.edu really need to sell naming rights for a fellowship to a fast food restaurant chain?
This was Zeppo, my COVID-era coworker. Sadly no longer with us.
December 9, 2024 at 3:56 PM
This was Zeppo, my COVID-era coworker. Sadly no longer with us.
Every few months my wife and I end up with a pile of the books we've been reading and then have to find someplace to put them.
November 14, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Every few months my wife and I end up with a pile of the books we've been reading and then have to find someplace to put them.