http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/ The Triumph of Hope over Experience en-us 2008-07-15T02:46:14-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/07/some-days-i-mis.html Or perhaps it's just my childhood. "If we hadn't our bewitching autumn foliage, we should still have to credit the weather with one feature which compensates for all its bullying vagaries - the ice-storm: when a leafless tree is clothed... Quotes Sean Murphy 2008-07-15T02:46:14-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/07/potpourri-for-1.html When did 'nuts' become an unprintable and unspeakable word? Gen. Anthony McAuliffe used the word to great effect during the Battle of the Bulge and nobody bats an eye at it. Jesse Jackson uses the word and all those bastions... Current Events Kevin Murphy 2008-07-14T12:01:28-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/07/by-the-waters-o.html Thanks to Netflix we worked our way through the first season of "Mad Men" last week. I heartily recommend the series: it's well photographed and well acted and takes you back to the early 60's. Watching adults drink and (drink... Culture Sean Murphy 2008-07-08T01:41:11-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/07/im-a-mad-scient.html You may have noticed (and probably not cared) but I've been busy lately. Most recently I was asked to provide a science demonstration for the VBS wrap-up party at church (yes, we did Power Lab this year). I think it... Me Kevin Murphy 2008-07-03T12:07:42-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/07/is-that-much-st.html Tom Maguire is a joy to read, not just for his insight, but for his language as well. When I came across another instant classic of his I just had to check, and sure enough, he's the only one who... Inside Bloging Kevin Murphy 2008-07-03T11:48:26-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/06/cant-drill-our.html At first blush I didn't much care for the response that we "can't drill our way out of" high gas prices, but then I read the full text of Sen. Obama's remarks and was somewhat mollified. But then I thought... Current Events Kevin Murphy 2008-06-13T12:02:56-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/06/civic-hubris-or.html So I'm at Google News about to search for an article to link for the entry I want to write and I have to read about the flooding in Cedar Rapids - last summer when we went to Northern Tier... Media Criticism Kevin Murphy 2008-06-13T11:51:04-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/06/for-those-who-l.html The real McCoy, and nothing but.... Fun Kevin Murphy 2008-06-06T11:53:11-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/06/todays-quote-a.html "There is always an easy solution to every human problem -- neat, plausible, and wrong." "The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell... Quotes Kevin Murphy 2008-06-06T11:35:04-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/05/dr-who-quote.html I purchased "The Saint" by Orbital on iTunes and also decided to buy "Dr. Who?" as well from their "Live at Glastonbury" (iTunes recreates the old record listening booth from "Webster Records" of my youth). The "Dr. Who?" song is... Quotes Sean Murphy 2008-05-25T15:35:53-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/05/done-with-cours.html Wow! After 4 years of graduate school I have completed all my coursework for the Master's Degree. This is amazing to think about! I took one course at a time, focusing on the journey rather than the destination. But here... School/Education Carl Drews 2008-05-16T19:19:22-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/05/cost-to-school.html I could ramble on at great length and venom on this subject, but as time is short I'll let Captain Capitalism handle Why Social Sciences are Pushed More Than the Hard Sciences in College: The school I was at needed... Economics Kevin Murphy 2008-05-08T12:36:59-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/05/endlessly-reboo.html Endlessly Rebootiing Laptop Can't Find Starting Point Life and Work on Hold That was Friday's high tech haiku. New disk installed Saturday and I have been recovering data from backups and re-installing applications from CD-ROM (here's a tip, always get... Sean Murphy 2008-05-05T23:25:01-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/04/a-husband-respo-1.html The upgrade to MT4.1 has not gone smoothly. My sidebars have dropped into the basement for some reason. Comments don't show up - I have tried to make several of my own, I get an acknowledgement, but nothing in the... Inside Bloging Kevin Murphy 2008-04-28T12:57:58-06:00 http://www.funmurphys.com/blog/archive/2008/04/a-husband-respo.html In a recent post , I highlighted the following claim about journalism: The breakdown of journalistic conventions about point of view. In an earlier era these standards -- favoring austere, stoical language conveying voice-of-God authority -- were designed in part... Media Criticism Kevin Murphy 2008-04-28T12:37:58-06:00