A truly geeky mom
I would love to have this conversation with my kids’ schools. Only mine would be about their crappy web sites. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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Frustrating Graduate Students
Read more: Frustrating Graduate StudentsI was going to write about the Chronicle article on frustrating grad students, but I was alternating between writing two articles and playing Civilization. Besides, New Kid did a stellar job. I couldn’t possibly top her. I just want to throw in a few of my own comments, as a recent graduate student who had…
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What do you want your institution to look like?
Read more: What do you want your institution to look like?I’m taking part in a series of conversations we’re having entitled “Risk-Taking in the Academy.” Our institution is going through a change in leadership. We have a new provost. We’re searching for a new president. So, the idea was to have some discussions about what that might mean for us in the context of taking…
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Airport experiences
Read more: Airport experiencesBryan blogs that his airport restaurant wiki got picked up by Aviation week: Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Airport restaurant wiki gets blogged by Aviation Week I never seem to have enough time to eat when I’m in an airport, so I haven’t been able to contribute to his wiki. In fact, most often I…
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350 to 35
Read more: 350 to 35I reduced my inbox by a magnitude. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted. Let the productivity and calm begin! Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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My time disappeared
Read more: My time disappearedAlthough my life is much less hectic than it was a year ago, I still seem to have every hour filled. The only reason I’m writing this now is because I’m waiting for someone to show up for a meeting. I think that’s not going to happen and I have another meeting in 1/2 hour.…
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Free the Internet
Read more: Free the InternetI’m in the airport, waiting for a flight to Denver. By the time you read this, of course, I’ll be in Denver. Because I can’t access the Internet in the air and I have to pay an outrageous amount for it in the airport. I used Google Gears to download my feeds, which is mostly…
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Teaching, Scholarship, Service on the Staff Side
Read more: Teaching, Scholarship, Service on the Staff SideOn Friday, I had the great pleasure of having lunch with Martha Burtis. It was a rare opportunity to talk to someone doing similar things and having similar challenges and dreams. I’ve been thinking about a lot of what we talked about. Yesterday as I was walking across campus, I was thinking about my favorite…
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Clean exploitation?
Read more: Clean exploitation?There’s a good discussion brewing at 11D and Megan McArdle about whether we middle and upper-class people should feel guilty about hiring help to clean our houses. We have a cleaning woman. We’ve had the same cleaning woman for 6 years. I suspect we’re her cheapest clients. The first time she came to our apartment,…
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Culture and Exercise
Read more: Culture and ExerciseFrom Thursday to Sunday, we were one busy family. On Thursday night, Mr. Geeky and I went to see Regina Spektor in concert. She was amazing. I only knew a few of her songs, so almost everything was new to me. What amazed me the most was that it was just her on stage. She…
