by sumac | Mar 22, 2015 | Religious Apologies
The Cathedral of St Mary of the Assumption, in San Francisco, aka St Mary’s Cathedral, is a piece of 1960s architecture. It’s interesting geometrically, as the cross section changes from a square to a cross as the roof rises. Most photos focus on the roof,...
by sumac | Mar 16, 2015 | Corporate Apologies
I recently flew to a college town, inexplicably the site of a marvelous wildlife symposium. The flight there and back involved 4 legs. I selected seats on 3 of the legs. To save money, I didn’t take advantage of airline offers to upgrade the seats for extra...
by sumac | Mar 11, 2015 | Academic apologies
Colleges have a long tradition of ironing over certain problems between students. If someone screams because they got burned? They iron harder. It used to work better. This is about rape and sexual harassment, of course. (You guessed, didn’t you?) Grinnell...
by sumac | Mar 2, 2015 | Personal Apologies
Carol Leifer’s book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying: Lessons from a Life in Comedy has useful tips for handling hecklers. One came from early in her standup career, when she often had problems with male groups heckling her. She asked another...
by sumac | Feb 25, 2015 | Political Apologies
He was chatting with a homeless veteran one night in January. He asked what branch of the Armed Services the man had been in. “Special Forces.” He leaned in with interest. “Special Forces! What years? I was in Special Forces.” Unfortunately for him, U.S. Secretary of...
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