Travel, Tech, Thoughts…

  • new links

    I added a couple of new links in the sidebar. The first is to a list of the places we’ve visited using Google Maps. My paternal grandparents had a map with pins in it marking all of the places they visited over the years. I liked the idea and figured out take a 21st Century…

  • Tampa trip

    We’ve been back from Tampa/Nashville for almost two weeks now, but I’ve been swamped with other things and am just now getting to writing up a trip report. Here’s the rundown: March 14th drove to Tampa It’s a 14 to 16 hour drive. We drove straight through, listening to a few books on mp3 (see…

  • sitting at the park in Nashville

    I’m in Nashville with Debi, who is attending a professional conference. I have plenty to do to keep me busy, but I thought I’d read outside to enjoy the good weather rather than sit, cooped up, in our hotel room. I checked a local map and found a park by the river just a couple…

  • Sociology in Russia makes NYTimes headlines?

    Debi and I have been in Tampa house hunting and otherwise too busy to post anything, but I plan to write up a trip report soon. Until then, you can check out this article in the NYTimes on some issues facing the Sociology department at Moscow State University. I usually like it when my chosen…

  • big news

    I don’t know why I’ve put this off for so long, but I have… Anyway, I do actually have some big news though most people who read this blog already know about it: I accepted a tenure track position at the University of Tampa, in Tampa, FL. We’ll be moving to Tampa this summer. It’s…

  • freezing rain!

    The weather here has been pretty awful lately. A nasty combination of snow and freezing rain left our cars with about 2 inches of ice and snow on them. It took almost 30 minutes to clean just the windows on each of our cars this morning. Here’s a photo of Debi holding her ice-encrusted antenna:…

  • apocryphal or not, these are funny…

    I received an email today with the following introduction and stories. They may not be real, who knows… But they’re still funny: Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back or that you could crawl into a hole? You’re not alone… I was at the golf store comparing different…

  • Oh to live in Florida…

    We had a massive snowstorm last night – dumped at least 6″ to 8″ of snow. I know any family members I have in Utah who read this will laugh at that. But you have to understand that the amount of snow is relative to the region – 6″ to 8″ in Cincinnati is like…

  • tired of solicitations?

    An excellent article in the NYTimes this morning provided a bunch of links and information on how to opt out of all sorts of solicitations: to opt out of credit card offers to opt out of junk mail to opt out of telemarketing

  • some updates

    I’ve been very busy lately, too busy to even post here. I was trying to finish a round of revisions on my dissertation while also preparing for two new classes and applying for jobs. I just turned in the latest round of revisions on my dissertation, so I’m taking a short breather before starting in…