Comments for Alex Krogh-Grabbe

Comment on Frank Luntz doesn’t get it. by Betsy Krogh

Betsy Krogh — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:49:11 +0000

Bravo, Alex. Thank you for speaking up so clearly against the distortions that pass for political speech from some quarters.

Comment on Occupy Wall Street chants: Stop beating students (and everyone else) by jonathon

jonathon — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:28:41 +0000

my favorites:

from mattapan to allston, occupy boston

We are unstoppable, another world is possible

and because occupying is thirsty work, a little twist on a classic:
out of the bars, into the streets
out of the bars, bring me a drink

Comment on Books for Kids by Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:11:00 +0000

Reading to kids is sooooooo good for them!! I love in general thinking about things that families or parents and kids can do together…like cooking dinner!! or playing board games

Comment on A Brief History of Crossover Contra by Alex

Alex — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:41:39 +0000

Yeah, it’s like a party that only certain people are invited to, but it’s a party that is a contradance. Feels kinda weird, but perhaps it does serve a purpose.

Comment on And why am I in this handbasket? by cckrogh

cckrogh — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:46:33 +0000

Yes. the economic situation seems dire and the current political climate seems endlessly deadlocked. As we used to say in the Navy – “Situation normal; all fouled up.” We are probably in for several years of economic doldrums, high unemployment. IT’ll get better eventually. Cheer up.

Comment on A Brief History of Crossover Contra by anon

anon — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:14:04 +0000

What is an invitational contra? Is it a dance where the public is not welcome?

Comment on APA National Conference by cckrogh

cckrogh — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:47:32 +0000

Good report. In the course of my years in business I attended many industry conferences, trade shows and the like. You describe it perfectly. Some interesting things, and some poorly presented and boring sessions. Most boring was when we had an exhibit at a trade show, hoping somebody would stop by and listen to our spiel. Sometimes at those we had a hotel suite for entertainment. I remember one such when some customers showed up at ten a.m. wanting the bar open. It was a long day.
Ah, well. memories.

Comment on Clue Strategy by Clue Strategy: Part 2 « Walk in the Street

Clue Strategy: Part 2 « Walk in the Street — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:57:33 +0000

[...] I played Clue for the first time after my first attempt at developing a better notation system. My take-aways from the last attempt [...]

Comment on Clue Strategy by melissa

melissa — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:50:19 +0000

I played Harry Potter clue at Christmas, and also won. The thing I found most useful and important was figuring out what cards people held that they used to ask questions. Ie, if I had Draco and I suggested that Draco did it, then I’d fond out if someone else had one of the other two cards. I think I won because I was able to deduce what was in my opponents’ hands, and therefore what was in the envelope.

Comment on Clue Strategy by Molly

Molly — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:45:45 +0000

This reminds me a story a friend of mine told me recently — she was babysitting a few weeks ago, and the little girl kept cheating at clue, and my friend was caught in the babysitting dilemma of how far you play along with your charges’ caprices, and when you have to discipline them. So she made the girl miss a turn “because otherwise, how will she learn?” and the little girl was upset. Her other observation was that every girl’s desire to be Miss Scarlett transcends age, country, and culture. Obviously, she let the little girl be Miss Scarlett, but not without a pang. I showed her this blog post and she said “We have to have a grown-ups game of Clue very soon!!!”