Site Archives Mourning

Interconnection & Our Suffering


We held a vigil last night at our University, and these are remarks I read at the end to close off the ceremony. The ceremony was a neat example of ritualcrafting, put together by students, faculty, and staff members. We wanted to give an opportunity to members of the campus community to express the ...>

LaRon Cephas, Rest in Peace


LaRon Cephas, previous student of mine, and good man, died today at his home in Annapolis, Maryland. He was 29. LaRon was a basketball player at the University of Maryland during the 2001 Final Four victory. He was my student, and a very nice and decent guy, working for the Boys & Girls Clubs of ...>

Virginia Tech


This is a sad, tragic moment. The situation in Virginia Tech is horrible. The massive loss of life, the apparent lunacy of the attack, the terrible existential fear, the suffering of families and loved ones. Most decidedly also the continued coverage of the attack that somehow manages to focus on h ...>

Miriam Makeba: RIP


Sad news, Miriam Makeba passed away just a few days ago. I've been wanting to write a post about it, but what can I say? Great musician, social commentator, activist, cultural ambassador. She brought joy to my life, and she will be missed (much like Celia Cruz). Here is a song that, although not o ...>

CrawlTrack: free crawlers and spiders tracking script for webmaster- SEO script -script gratuit de dtection des robots pour webmaster