A professor uses an ingenious means to catch cheating students and a few confessions from a high school cheat

Student walking on wet path at night toward illuminated university building in fog

While I applaud the professor for his ingenuity and understand we cannot live in a society that condones cheating, you might not be surprised to learn I had a similar incident in high school way back in 1994 and can sympathize with both sides. Last week, a professor at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, Dr.… Continue reading A professor uses an ingenious means to catch cheating students and a few confessions from a high school cheat

George Washington, Ferris Bueller, and those “-isms” that aren’t good

How the wisdom of George Washington, the indispensable man, and Ferris Bueller, the lovable rogue who valued experiencing the moment, can unite to guide us through these troubled times. “-Ism’s in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, ‘I don’t… Continue reading George Washington, Ferris Bueller, and those “-isms” that aren’t good

An atheist’s case for optimism in the face of oblivion

There might have been a time when existence was so bleak and life so cheap, humanity had little choice except to hope for more, but that period has long passed and developed countries, at least, are world’s of plenty.  As an atheist, I’ve been occasionally asked how one copes with the idea that this life… Continue reading An atheist’s case for optimism in the face of oblivion