While I wasn’t particularly excited to leave for the UK on my birthday, in a sense it was kind of a nice birthday present, so I didn’t really mind. I…
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Continue readingCategory: sociology
Given that it’s my chosen profession, I should write about it more than I do…
Toren rocks and…
…rolls! Okay, so he’s only done it three (3) times unassisted, but he has rolled over from his stomach to his back. He did it twice last Thursday while my…
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Continue readingI made Glenn Beck mad!
He’s ranting about this report, of which I am a co-author. I consider this a shining achievement and derive almost as much satisfaction from watching Glenn Beck’s hysterics over our…
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Continue readingwhy no email campaign?
Sorry for another political post, but something just dawned on me. I was walking through the lobby of one of the main buildings on campus and there was a student…
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Continue readingdo me a favor and maybe make money in the process
To my Tampa readers (or anyone not in Tampa who knows someone other than us in Tampa): I’m beginning a research project that includes surveying two samples of Hillsborough County…
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Continue readingread this, please!
An article on health care that everyone should read – Sick and Wrong. FYI, I’m no longer for health care reform. If it isn’t a single-payer system, it won’t do…
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Continue readingToren as Torena
I’m a sociologist. I’m all into trying to raise my boy in a non-stereotypical fashion. I won’t be pushing sports or cars on him. To that end, I insisted that…
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Continue readingYou disagree with me? LAAA LAAA LAAA
As a social scientist I’m fully aware of the fact that people tend to listen to, observe, and even seek out media and information that support their existing beliefs (this…
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Continue readingprevent cavities with lollipops?
If you regularly follow this blog, you’ll know that I’m not a fan of alternative medicine. In fact, I think it would be fair to say that I despise alternative…
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Continue readingcircumcision justification
Scanning through my news this morning I caught this article in the NYTimes about circumcision. Turns out, public health officials in the US (people at the CDC) are considering making…
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