Travel, Tech, Thoughts…
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last pre-election political post
A sociology colleague of mine sent me the following email last night. I know I’ve been more political than usual lately (for obvious reasons), but I’m hoping this is seen as more sociological than political, even though it is politically biased: Subject: What if… Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin What if things were switched around?…..think about it. …
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puzzle piece #5
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puzzle piece #4
Oops! Forgot a day yesterday. Oh well, it will just make the game more exciting:
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puzzle piece #3
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puzzle piece #2
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no trip to Iran, a puzzle game instead
I hadn’t mentioned it to many people, but I had a paper accepted to a conference in Iran over the summer and was supposed to travel there next week (I even got my university to pay for most of the trip). I was very excited and was going to come back with thousands of pictures…
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two Presidential Candidates in one week
Apparently the University of Tampa is the place to be right now. John McCain is making his second visit to the UT today. Though, of course, John McCain doesn’t actually want to talk to students or faculty. He’s talking to the bigwigs at MacDill Airforce Base and other local business leaders. It’s some “security” pow-wow. …
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the holy grail of pitchers
A couple years ago I brought you the holy grail of lids (a lid for tin cans). Now I bring you the holy grail of pitchers. Right around the time we got married, Debi and I bought a pitcher that seemed well-suited for mixing orange juice, the Rubbermaid Mixing Pitcher, Blessed be the Holy Pitcher. …
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A Publication! A Publication!
I know I’ve been posting a lot about politics lately. Sorry. Not much else of interest going on. However, I think some may find it interesting that Debi and I just published an article (with a couple of co-authors). It’s listed in PubMed, the mega database on medicine and health related research. The article is…
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Palin visits Clearwater (across the bay)
I know I’ve only posted about Sarah Palin of late and not talked about what’s going on in our lives. But I figure talking about Palin is far more interesting than telling everyone we are working long hours and not doing anything exciting. I do have a couple of papers that should be coming out…