Aristotle and Clearing the Air
Michael Gallagher I should cleanse the philsophical air with a rebuttal quote to my previous post about the limitations of democracy. I would also like to mention that I believe democracy to…
Gore, the Nobel and personal apathy
Al Gore has won the Nobel Prize for his work on the environment. While I applaud everything he has done and I see him as an effective and efficient political…
Hemingway comments on Americans
Ernest Hemingway was known as a great novelist and not a great poet for good reason. His novels are wonderful; his poetry is not. It is like e.e. cummings without…
Alia Musica Concert this Saturday
If in the area this weekend (10.13.2007) and by area I mean Pittsburgh, why not support local musicians? This concert is performed with music composed in the ‘burgh and is…
George Washington vs. Pittsburgh (and the French)
I am off to Pittsburgh this weekend for a concert by Alia Musica and I thought perhaps a little history might be in order, namely George Washington’s relationship with Pittsburgh.…
Gallagher History: Apparently we are displaced Scots
I am not sure how accurate this is, but it seems relatively authoratative so I am inclined to believe it. If you would like to read more about Gallaghers, history…
Michael Gallagher as mathematician
Searching for myself on Google, as I am prone to do, I came across the Wikipedia entry for another Michael Gallagher, the one at Trinity College, Dublin, who seems to…