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So, I just finished voting. We got there at 7:00 am, and I voted at 9:45 am. While precinct 42 pretty much always has high turnout, most of the wait was thanks to some  slow workers and several spoiled ballots. Ah well. I voted. And now I have the rest of the day off.

While reading my bulletins from the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), I ran across this very interesting piece:

"Why do people form superstitions, create conspiracy theories, and see patterns where none exist? In a Report in the 3 Oct 2008 Science, Whitson and Galinsky suggest that the answer may be ( Read more... )

So, Senator McCain wants to postpone the presidential debate because he needs to be in Washington to help the "stalled" debate on the bailout ( Read more... )

People keep throwing book memes around lately, so I suppose I should return the favor.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Strike out the books you have no intention of ever reading, or were forced to read at school and hated.
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Some of you may get this twice, since I also sent an e-mail ( Read more... )

This semester is finally over. I won't find my grades out for another couple of weeks, but I think I did well. I did find out I got an A on my paper for American Institutions: Theatre, which involved the memorable experience of not receiving my interlibrary loan books for several weeks longer than it normally takes and having to change my topic for ( Read more... )

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