Although I suppose you could say this is how the other side of the desk lives. Well, come to think of it, that isn't really accurate as I know more than a few teachers who are actually enjoying their break from institutions of higher learning. So where does that leave me ( Read more... )

It was inevitable.

Although I really only plan to use it to host any interesting pictures that I may take along the way. Right, so there's also the possibility of stumbling upon old friends from hallowed antiquity, but my motivations are purely photographic.

Not that I've posted an extensive gallery for all to peruse, but I think in the coming ( Read more... )

...but for now, this will have to do.

You Are The Moon
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This explains the weather during those camping trips... Although it strikes me as odd that my dominant state is something that I don't quite like. Hmm. Maybe it's talking about dynamic equilibrium or something.

You Are Rain
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Just a little blurb here to keep me from developing an outrageous superiority/God complex.

According to a study in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, "the best physician is confident, empathetic, humane, personal, forthright, respectful, and thorough" as judged by patients. You'll notice that actual medical skill (such as arriving at the ( Read more... )

I now know why people break boards ( Read more... )

It's a rainy day, and as usual, I'm not inclined to get out of bed. Despite my more languorous sentiments, I slide out of bed (if such can actually describe the precise motions I take first thing in the morning) and proceed to the shower ( Read more... )

Land of the Free. Home of the Brave.

This country is predicated on the beliefs of liberty, and under that liberty one is free to express his views and opinions. There are specific instances where the "unpopular" view has proven to be the morally just direction (consider the Civil Rights Movement), and just as certainly, there have been instances ( Read more... )

Define "fact."

Some may subscribe to "fact" being "knowledge or information based on real occurrences" or perhaps "something demonstrated to exist or known to have existed." In the context of this particular article on schools teaching evolution, the most appropriate definition seems to be one used in the legal system, i.e., "the aspect of a case ( Read more... )

Who didn't see this one coming?

You Should Get a MD (Doctor of Medicine)
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