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Street Harrassment
Tonight is artwalk in my town and the sidewalks are full of people making their way downtown for free wine and cheese and bad Western art. I was enjoying the small town atmosphere and pleasant weather when the first guy leaned out his car window to comment on my ass. I was wondering what to […]
I hope you get better soon
From Chocolate & Vicodin: My Quest for Relief from the Headache that Wouldn’t Go Away by Jennette Fulda: I was greeting guests at my book release party at a local Italian restaurant. I entertained the crowd with a smile and shoved the headache into the darkest corner of my mind. No one mentioned it, and […]
Invasive species – making the best of a bad situation
Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines. Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God. And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines […]
Take my money – or not
I had a netflix subscription, but then I switched to linux – and netflix doesn’t work on linux because of crappy DRM stuff. I thought about getting an Amazon Prime subscription, but the instant video selection is beyond terrible. I signed up for Hulu Plus, but I’ll have to cancel my subscription once I move […]
Send me to the Ecological Society of America meeting!
By August, I’m usually more than a little frustrated with my research and feeling overwhelmed. But then I go to the annual Ecological Society of America meeting. I leave brimming with ideas and renewed excitement and motivation. ESA is awesome… I love hearing about the latest research in my particular subfield, and I’m inspired by research seemingly […]
Sunday Song
How to elect Michele Bachmann
Why a respectful tone in political discussions is really, really important: Bachmann claimed that back in her college days, she was up one night praying with a female friend of hers when “the Lord gave each one of us the same, exact vision… It was a picture of me, marrying this man, in the valley […]