Philosophy
We haven't done this one in a while, so today let's have a round of why do you know that? It's the inverse of "Auto Mechanics to Quantum Mechanics" where instead of asking questions about anything from the mundane to arcane, in this case you provide answers. Tell us anything interesting that you know.
West Side Story was the first Broadway production to have its Playbill sport the now ubiquitous yellow stripe at the top.
Duckpin bowling was invented by baseball hall of famers John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson when they were members of the championship Baltimore Orioles teams of the 1890s. They owned a sports bar/pool hall/gymnasium called the Diamond and had ten pins shaved down for lanes in the bar area. One of them -- no one remembers who -- told a local reporter that when you hit them, they fly like ducks and thus was born the name "duckpins."
So, what do you know and why do you know it?
- Modern Mencken
Tomorrow is Mencken day at the Enoch Pratt Library, honoring one of the great intellects of Baltimore. Who would be the modern day version of H.L. Mencken? Is there a writer who is smart, ascerbic, conservative, and wry? P.J. O'Rourke? ...
- Why Not? To Huh?
I am a lifelong fan of the Baltimore Orioles. This is a fact that has been the source of pain and frustration for many years. Usually, a team's fortunes go in cycles. You have a playoff level team full of quality players to which the organization...
- The Irrationality Of Being A Fan
Today is opening day for the Orioles. I'm a lifelong O's fan and my kids have been junior Orioles for the last five years -- I figure, well, you have to learn to cuss sometime. In long discussions about the nature of bring a fan with...
- Are There Varieties Of Ownership?
Our senior thesis writers this semester have been working on some interesting topics. Want to raise some questions this week that have come to mind listening to them develop their arguments. One is looking at the notion of ownership. ...
- Auto Mechanics To Quantum Mechanics
Yup, it's time once more for auto mechanics to quantum mechanics. I have schtick I do at the beginning of all my classes where I let students ask any question at all, anything from auto mechanics to quantum mechanics and if I don't know the answer...
Philosophy
Why Do You Know That?
We haven't done this one in a while, so today let's have a round of why do you know that? It's the inverse of "Auto Mechanics to Quantum Mechanics" where instead of asking questions about anything from the mundane to arcane, in this case you provide answers. Tell us anything interesting that you know.
West Side Story was the first Broadway production to have its Playbill sport the now ubiquitous yellow stripe at the top.
Duckpin bowling was invented by baseball hall of famers John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson when they were members of the championship Baltimore Orioles teams of the 1890s. They owned a sports bar/pool hall/gymnasium called the Diamond and had ten pins shaved down for lanes in the bar area. One of them -- no one remembers who -- told a local reporter that when you hit them, they fly like ducks and thus was born the name "duckpins."
So, what do you know and why do you know it?
- Modern Mencken
Tomorrow is Mencken day at the Enoch Pratt Library, honoring one of the great intellects of Baltimore. Who would be the modern day version of H.L. Mencken? Is there a writer who is smart, ascerbic, conservative, and wry? P.J. O'Rourke? ...
- Why Not? To Huh?
I am a lifelong fan of the Baltimore Orioles. This is a fact that has been the source of pain and frustration for many years. Usually, a team's fortunes go in cycles. You have a playoff level team full of quality players to which the organization...
- The Irrationality Of Being A Fan
Today is opening day for the Orioles. I'm a lifelong O's fan and my kids have been junior Orioles for the last five years -- I figure, well, you have to learn to cuss sometime. In long discussions about the nature of bring a fan with...
- Are There Varieties Of Ownership?
Our senior thesis writers this semester have been working on some interesting topics. Want to raise some questions this week that have come to mind listening to them develop their arguments. One is looking at the notion of ownership. ...
- Auto Mechanics To Quantum Mechanics
Yup, it's time once more for auto mechanics to quantum mechanics. I have schtick I do at the beginning of all my classes where I let students ask any question at all, anything from auto mechanics to quantum mechanics and if I don't know the answer...