The Squirrel's Nest

A blog containing opinion and analysis in a wide array of areas including the economy, health care, broadband and international relations.

Friday, June 27, 2025

My Flowers are Blooming

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 Many of my daylilies are coming out. Worth a look.
Saturday, May 31, 2025

Some Thoughts on College Admission

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 Back in 1960, MIT admissions required an application, mostly your address and school, a school record, and SAT scores. No essay, no list of...
Friday, May 30, 2025

The Idiocy of Commencement Speakers

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 I received my doctoral degrees in 1971. It was still amidst the Vietnam War and a year after the massacre at Kent State. The President of M...
Monday, May 26, 2025

Remembering the Lost at the Battle of Surigao Straits

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The following men were lost on my father's ship, DD-649, The Albert W Grant in the battle of Surigao Strait, most by friendly fire from...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

An Observation

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 In New Jersey there is a collapsed Interstate, I80.Going on a year of being closed. The reason is a set of mines under the highway which co...

A Great Bio on Gilson

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The book by Michel , a biography of Etienne Gilson is well worth the read. Gilson was a Thomist scholar as well as a classic French intelle...
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Terry has spent most of his career in industry, half in corporate executive positions, and half involved in his start ups. He started on the Faculty and Staff at MIT in 1967 and was there until 1975, and he had returned to MIT from 2005 to 2012 to assist groups of doctoral and post doc students. Terry has focused on a broad set of industries from cable, to satellite, wireless, and even health care software and medical imaging. Terry has published extensively in a broad set of areas as well as having written several books. Terry has returned to Medicine on Boards at Columbia University Medical Center. Copyright 2008-2024 Terrence P McGarty all rights reserved. NOTE: This blog contains personal opinions of the author and is not meant in any manner to provide professional advice, medical advice, legal advice, financial advice. Reliance on any of the opinions contained herein is done at the risk of the user. For publications see: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Terrence_Mcgarty
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