The Cranky ProfessorYou type, and I tell you why 4,500 years of written history shows you're wrong.Oh my! The Future just ain't what it used to be!- June 13, 2008 Did you remember that Blade Runner is set in 2019 Seen any flying cars yet In 1982 was it more convincing that 37 years would bring us flying cars I'd settle for an umbrella with a neon stick.http://www.crankyprofessor.com/archives/001637.html The Wheels of Justice Grind Slow, BUT- June 13, 2008 In a stinging rebuke to those who see America sliding in fascism, we read: WASHINGTON - In a stinging rebuke to President Bush's anti-terror policies, a deeply 5-4 divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign detainees held for years at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have the right to appeal to U.S. civilian courts to challenge their indefinite imprisonment without charges. Bush said he strongly disagreed with the decision the third time the court has repudiated him on the detainees hmm, not...http://www.crankyprofessor.com/archives/001636.html The Backs that built the Empire- June 11, 2008 A working-class burial ground is being excavated near Fiumicino - though I'm a little confused about the 1st C date -- I've always thought the big shift from cremation to burial was later Most of the 300 skeletons unearthed were male, and many of them showed signs of years of heavy work: joint and tendon inflammation, compressed vertebrae, hernias and spinal problems, archaeologists said. Sandy sediment helped preserve the remains well. . . . Many ailments "seem to hark back to work as...http://www.crankyprofessor.com/archives/001635.html Historical Context - Colleges Construction- June 10, 2008 Historical Context Originally uploaded by Michael Tinkler. This Saturday I give my second architecture-on-campus talk of the month -- last Saturday was Reunion and a talk on the Chapel (built for Hobart College, named after Bishop John Henry Hobart, the man on the left in the purple stockings). This week is a talk for the Geneva Historical Society about many of the 20th Century buildings on campus and their reasonably consistent use of Jacobean gables -- like Smith Hall, named.http://www.crankyprofessor.com/archives/001634.html Wooo! Summer thunder storm in the MORNING!- June 10, 2008 I was just finishing up watering the zinnias in the Park (it's been terribly hot and they're not well-established, so I'm watering them every few days) when a thunderstorm broke over Geneva and the outside temperature dropped 15 degrees. Having that happen this time of day will help everyone's mood considerably! I'm still glad I watered - there really is never enough rain in a storm like that to do much good.http://www.crankyprofessor.com/archives/001633.html |