This song has got me missing NO and my tribe "down south".

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The ceremony for the Peter John Loux award was Thursday, 1 December. Both of my parents and one of my best friends attended. I figured they'd read a bio of us -- which is embarrassing enough -- but they made each of us stand at the front of the room while they did. Awkward! As I've mentioned before, I don't see myself as doing anything ( Read more... )

. . . as I am today, because I just purchased my friend's book. A book I have had the privilege of seeing in various forms over the years. A book that has been a long time coming. Congrats, B!

Go here to buy your own. Don't have a Kindle? I've heard rumors of a paper copy coming soon.

I got up and went to my "second" job at the university Writing Center, and my brother and Brian (also tutors) had the TV on. That is a big no-no, so I figured something major was happening. My brother told me about the two planes, but at that point only the first tower had collapsed. I started doing some data entry, and suddenly my stomach ( Read more... )

The Rules:
1. People who have been tagged must write the answers on their blog and replace any question they dislike with a new, original question.

2. Tag eight people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you.
No tagging

25 question Meme
1. Make a list of 5 things that you can see without getting up.
Dad's new Allis Chalmers lawn chair ( Read more... )

My good friend marrus has posted an image of her most recent drawing, and I wanted to share it here because many on my flist are current or past Rennies and can appreciate not just the picture itself but also the happenings that inspired it.

My science-geeky friends find the BEST peer-reviewed stuff to read. For instance:

A. Peretti et al. 2007. Copulatory dialogue: female spiders sing during copulation to influence male genitalic movements. Animal Behaviour 72, 413-421.

I am so finding this!

Swiped from dorothy_android, who got it from joeybugRecently, in a large city in France, a poster featuring a young, thin and tan woman appeared in the window of a gym. It said, "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale ( Read more... )

A Spaniard playing Irish bagpipes -- these are the lovely and odd combinations I live for! Thanks, roulette_, for the link.

My friend Marlo had her new baby boy at 3:48 this morning. He was 8 lbs, 8 oz. -- so he came in a TAD smaller than his older brother who was that weight when he was three days old. I don't know his name yet, but hopefully Marlo planned ahead this time and had a boy name in mind. With Cylis, she was absolutely convinced throughout her entire ( Read more... )