It’s raining and will probably be raining for the rest of the day. I’m relieved, actually. It’s a nice spring rain and it’s sort of nice to be sitting inside, listening to it drip onto the sidewalks and leaves and hear the cars driving by, sprays of water springing up and cascading onto the curb.…

I know this isn’t fair to those who are buried under papers right now, but I’ve been having a blast at work lately. Oh, I’ve had the occasional frustration, like not being able to get the large format printer to cooperate properly, but generally things are going very well. I can hardly believe I wrote…

I’ve been attending some local events–lectures, presentations and whatnot–in addition to hosting my own. Attendence is small at most of them, less than 15 people. Jimbo had mentioned a while back that he was disappointed in attendance at his Big Gorilla sessions. My question is do you think that the increased tenure and promotion requirements…

This is going to be a crazy week; blogging might be light. I am bringing in a speaker this week. I have a writing deadline Sunday. I have multiple personal obligations. I will come up for air next Monday, but I’ll try to stop by. I love everyone’s comments on the health post below. I…

This week, the Journal of the American Medical Association published report showing that overweight people might live longer than underweight people. Really, it’s main point (from my brief reading) is that there were fewer deaths as a result of being overweight than as a result being underweight. For some more detailed quotes and links, go…

Because that’s easier to write about than being fat or promoting science to the public (but those are coming, really!) and because jo(e) asked. Laundry is coming along nicely. Bills are paid (including real estate taxes!). We made a trip shopping yesterday, mostly to get Mr. Geeky some clothes and shoes. We went to a…

What I need to accomplish: Laundry–out the wazooBills–mostly under control, but need to check up on a few—need to check on some leftover tax stuff, but that’s pretty minorWriting–real writing, maybe even at a coffee shop (if Mr. Geeky will lend me his laptop) Then I have several posts in mind: a public science post,…

You’ve all made Geeky Boy’s day by posting comments on his blog. I was a little leery of posting his link here, not that I don’t trust my regular readers, but this is public and the news has done a great job of scaring the bejeezus out of me about internet crime and whatnot. He…

Narrative Children’s drawing of a Christmas tree, the bottomboughs of the pine curve perfectly, and beyondthe tree, the white house, the tiny window facing always a light in it, reddish from the thin curtains.My hands dip into the sink, the warm water. OnceI told my father I wanted to be a professional football player. Later,…

Rob points out in a comment on my science blogging post that one of the problems related to using a blog as a document of research is the non-lasting nature of work on the internet. I have seen arguments and have made the argument myself that it’s possible to ensure the longevity of blogs, but…