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I am feeling a little too rested, which makes me unbearably restless. I am really looking forward to the new semester and the return of structure, even if powers-that-be yet again make us use a completely new electronic course-management system. Eldest told me yesterday, “Maybe you should write another book. The last one kept you…
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My younger two kids have attended a summer camp for a couple of weeks. The camp is affiliated with the university and the counselors are students. What I find really disturbing is that the counselors don’t go by their names, but rather by pseudonyms. For instance, assume that all counselors have the names of green…
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An homage to Led Zeppelin that was on the radio a few days ago reminded me of some great music. What’s your favorite song by Led Zeppelin?
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Some great music for your enjoyment, as I continue my travels.
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Originally appeared here.
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I spent 6 nights in First City, First Hotel Chain, in room 1133. I just arrived in Second City, Second Hotel Chain, and was given a key to room number … 1133. Uncanny, right? DH jokes that I should place a bet on something at 11:33. 🙂 *** Today’s drive wasn’t very long, only about…
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At this conference, I met a couple (a scientist husband and a homemaker wife) who’ve lived in North America for about 40 years. They are originally from a big country in Europe, and are not only very proud of their origins, but maintain ties that are so strong that one wonders why they ever bothered…
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A colleague and I chatted today, and it seems we each have a student with the following characteristics: very talented, very hard working — to the exclusion of all else, very sensitive to criticism, and extremely anxious about the external recognition of their work (e.g., constantly comparing self to peers in terms of the number…
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I did, eventually, after nearly 12 hours. This sexy rental-car beast — a 2017 Dodge Charger — and I traveled roughly 700 miles today across six states, and I feel way better than I would if I had flown instead: my legs were not cramped so my knees are not angrily throbbing now, and my…
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This is a posts that I kept remembering to sit down and write, only to forget yet again. I was reminded of it as I read this post by mathbionerd, to which I arrived somehow by tracking the good news that Dr Becca of Scientopia and Twitter fame had indeed been approved for tenure —…
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