Category Archives: Personal

Ugh.  I’m having one of those days where everything is going ridiculously wrong.  If I maintain any religious faith at all in my life, it comes from those days when it seems clear that a supernatural agency is out to … Continue reading →

I think I may sleep easier, for the first time in a while. “President Obama”… sounds nice. Update:  I drove into work blaring Duran Duran songs, which seemed quite appropriate to me, especially “New Moon on Monday”:

Just a brief apology about the lack of science posts this week.  Work has been crazy: on top of trying to catch up on all the class stuff I ignored while I was at the OSA meeting last week, I’ve … Continue reading →

I went to Best Buy to buy my DVD copy of the fourth Indiana Jones movie, and I passed a major intersection where McCain supporters were standing with “Honk for McCain” signs.  On my way out and back, I was … Continue reading →

Today marked two milestones related to my scientific career.  First, according to the Web of Knowledge, my ‘h-index‘ finally hit 12!  The h-index (Hirsch number) is a rough measure of both the productivity of a scientist and the impact of … Continue reading →

The fiancée and I just returned this afternoon from attending the NC Scienceblogs celebration in honor of the millionth scienceblogs comment!  We spent a nice afternoon at the Asheboro Zoo with a great collection of people, including Coturnix, Dave and … Continue reading →