More editorial comment on the U CAL 36, the most litigious, larcenous, and just plain ludicrous group of public employees this side of Naples.
UC regents should not be cowed by this despicable threat… Neither should some of them claim that lavish pensions may be needed to keep and recruit good people to UC.
Good people don’t threaten lawsuits against a cash-strapped state to enrich themselves.
Sacramento Bee
… likes yours trUDly … has been featured – or, rather the book it spun off has been featured – in David Brooks’ end-of-year column at the New York Times.
The most real things in life, [the book’s authors] write, well up and take us over. They call this experience “whooshing up.” We get whooshed up at a sports arena, at a political rally or even at magical moments while woodworking or walking through nature.
Dreyfus and Kelly say that we should have the courage not to look for some unitary, totalistic explanation for the universe. Instead, we should live perceptively at the surface, receptive to the moments of transcendent whooshes that we can feel in, say, a concert crowd, or while engaging in a meaningful activity, like making a perfect cup of coffee with a well-crafted pot and cup.
We should not expect these experiences to cohere into a single “meaning of life.” Transcendent experiences are plural and incompatible. We should instead cultivate a spirit of gratitude and wonder for the many excellent things the world supplies.
… from a collegiate embarrassment?
Serious universities don’t feature events like this one.