Author: Rob Long Washington Examiner

I emailed a young colleague a few days ago to ask about an upcoming project. We were supposed to have a meeting to discuss it this week, but I hadn’t received any confirmation.  It’s a delicate email to write. On the one hand, I’d like to get the project going as soon as possible. On…

I was halfway asleep on a very long plane ride when the flight attendant made a request. “Is there anyone on board,” she asked into the plane’s intercom, “who is a medical doctor?” I suppose she’s had enough experience with pompous academics with Ph.D.s that she felt the need to specify medical doctor. How many…

“The thing about zebras,” my safari guide said, “is that they always look a little fat. But that’s just gas. Zebras are full of gas.” I am on a 10-day safari trip in Botswana, and so far I have learned that enough baboons can take down a leopard and that zebras are flatulent. I have…