by sumac | Nov 12, 2019 | Personal Apologies, Youth apologizes
Why do people collect souvenirs? We’re not sure, but we’ve felt that mysterious urge. Surely the important thing is the experience and the memory, not an object? And yet… If you buy a cheerful ashtray in Sicily to support their hand-painted pottery...
by sumac | Jul 24, 2019 | Personal Apologies
On the morning of May 8th, Amanda Eller meditated, then decided to go for a run. It was a lovely morning, as is so often true in Maui. She drove to the Makawao Forest Reserve. Since it was just a short 3-mile run, she left her stuff in the car – phone, wallet, water...
by sumac | Jun 5, 2019 | Sports Apologies
It was a fearsome minor league matchup, a doubleheader pitting the El Paso Chihuahuas against the home team, the mighty mighty Fresno Grizzlies. The Chihuahuas team name was selected in a contest, and we think it’s better that the name Aardvarks did not win....
by sumac | May 2, 2019 | Academic apologies, Institutional Apologies
Kurt Eichenwald was a college freshman. Liked Swarthmore, great roommates, fun. Mostly. Some weird worrisome health things – so he asked his parents if he could get checked out when he came home for Thanksgiving. His father, a famed pediatrician, directed the...
by sumac | Mar 7, 2019 | Political Apologies
A Kansas politician signed on as one of 7 co-sponsors of House Bill 2320, “The Marriage and Constitution Restoration Act”. His daughter emailed him to object. He didn’t get back to her. She wrote him an open letter on Facebook. So annoying when that seems to be...
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