Same View, New URL

View from Inman Park is moving to a new home - www.viewfrominmanpark.com.  

The old Blogger site will redirect you to the new URL once the transfer is completed.  I will go in next week as the cyber dust settles and address the RSS feed and other connections.

It is a pleasure to share my discoveries, ideas and lunches with you here.  Thanks for reading!

Smart Car Saves the Day

Just in case you have ever snickered at the Smart Car zooming past you on the road, check out my buddy Dave Teffeteller walking away from a massive wreck this weekend.

All the best to Dave and his companion and fellow fishing guide Justin Witt.  We are happy to have you both back in Georgia in one piece!

The Reality of Academic Inflation

As the parent of two kids under five, I almost spit out my coffee when I saw this graph in the Economist last week:

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Median household income has grown by a factor of 6.5 in the past 40 years, but the cost of attending a state college has increased by a factor of 15 for in-state students and 24 for out-of-state students. The cost of attending a private college has increased by a factor of more than 13 (a year in the Ivy League will set you back $38,000, excluding bed and board).

Is virtual learning the designed solution to this situation?