I don't do a lot of this, but I'm feeling introspective today:

I've found far too many jobs that require a Master's degree; now I really wish I'd stuck around Monterey Bay and gone to Moss Landing Marine Labs to get it.

People look at my capstone paper on Elkhorn Slough, and express surprise that it's not a Master's Thesis; sitting right there ( Read more... )

The Star Wars Saga game run by rikoshi and tealfox has really hit its stride. Tonight -- well, last night, now -- was the third session, and everything just clicked. All our sub-plots are coming together, Rikki and Teal have a developed a terrific synergy, and splitting an eight-person party into two four-person groups for combat lets us accomplish twice as much ( Read more... )

The Florida legislature has approved religious-themed specialty license plates.

They didn't get to see them before the vote, but here's a pic:


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Let's set the WABAC machine to Thanksgiving of 1978, thirty years ago; the place, Cincinatti, Ohio:



Those of you with no patience should just fast-forward to the 18 minute mark.

They should rerun this every year, like they do with the Charlie Brown specials.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Oh, and something else to be thankful for.

While working on an Environmental Ethics paper just now, I went out and took a walk out into the hills to clear my mind and get some thoughts straight ( Read more... )