Sep
17
The Meaning of Meaning
September 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I haven’t read any Herodotus in years. I took a course on him in graduate school, and of course he was on my reading list for the PhD in classics, but I confess that, when it came to getting him under my belt, I did the bare minimum that was required. It’s a shame, not [...]
Sep
17
At Least We’ve Got Frank
September 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment
45-0.
Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Rien. Nichts.
Something tells me that this week there will be a different crowd of people partying in the streets of Athens. The serious scholars.
Sep
17
Herding Cats
September 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Today I took my daughter Olivia to her first dance class. She’s all of four years old, but she already shows signs of talent in the music and dance categories, so this seemed like the natural thing to do. We arrived a little late, so there were already millions of little kids running around at [...]
