Casual Conversation December 14: Where Did I Come From?
“Where did I come from?”
“Where did I come from?”
Our Class web site has been rebuilt and launched and functioning with three zero remaining glitches I am working on:
I fully anticipated the technical and cognitive challenge of this undertaking, but I underestimated how long it would take me. And I was totally unprepared for the emotional impact.
From John Mathias comes this sad news:
This is our (new) Class Blog, a place where classmates can share personal stories, essays, and opinions. The guidelines are:
Submit your essay to: obiter_dicta@dartmouth69.org
We are fortunate that Alice Mathias, director and producer extraordinaire, has generously agreed to spend time with us at 3 pm Eastern on Sunday, December 4 in a Casual Conversation. As a short introduction to her work, you can read the short biographical sketch that
Jake Crouthamel passed away this past eweek at the age of 84. Here is an article about him from Dartmouth Sports.
Teaser paragraph:
From David Kinsey:
Time to sharpen our reading skills and get ready to discuss Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. Classmates David Abbott and Tex Talmadge will be our docents on this tour through history, but as David writes, see below, the goal is to get your views in reacting to the book and at looking at the future of our species.
The date is January 17, 2023 and the time is 4:30 pm Eastern. You have plenty of time to obtain the book and read it.
Getting back on track(s) with a Casual Conversation after a short hiatus, on Sunday, November 20 at 3 pm Eastern Time, Bill Coulson will speak with us about passenger rail in the United States. Here is Bill’s outline and background. Get your old Lionels in tip top shape for the discussion and to circle your Thanksgiving turkey, Chanukah menorah, and Christmas tree.
From Bill...
"The Renaissance of Passenger Rail in the US"
Topics for discussion can include -