Kelley at Rockford

David Kelley will be in Illinois tomorrow evening (Wed., Sept 26), giving a free talk:

The talk will begin at 6 p.m. in Scarborough Hall 004 on the Rockford College campus, 5050 E. State Street, Rockford, IL. The talk is sponsored by The Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship at Rockford College. All interested parties welcome.

His presentation, "on Ayn Rand's unique moral defense of capitalism," is sponsored by Rockford's splashy new Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship, which has the ever-energetic Stephen Hicks at the helm. He has a cool video about the center, which you can see by clicking on his name and scrolling down a little.

The industrious and enlightening Shawn Klein is also on board at the Center, teaching philosophy.

I was struck by the phrase, "All interested parties welcome." It seems polite in an old-fashioned way. But then I started asking myself - what about people who are not interested?

The wording clearly suggests
That uninterested guests
Should just avoid making pests
Of themselves.

Since those who find talks boring
Often go beyond ignoring
And round it out by snoring
Up a storm.