My husband and I decided to embark on a do-it-yourself (well do-it-ourselves) project this holiday weekend. Our house, also known as a starter home, has some of the ugliest bathrooms ever. We decided to replace our nasty vinyl, lighting & …
I grew up reading Robert Heinlein and was shaped by his fierce belief that people are safer when their governments are not watching over them individually. I know this is his belief and not mine but every time I see …
I had not heard anything about the dream job for about a month. The last communication I had was an email from the Chair of the Search Committee who wrote in part: You made a very positive impression on the …
Well, it’s been an exciting few days. My spyware/malware problem was not fixed by SpyBot which has kept me safe for years. My Symantec Antivirus also did not prevent this and could not find anything wrong to repair. I hit …
For the last day or two every website I visited with embedded advertisements showed me the same 4 or 5 ads. All of them bordered on not safe for work. Why was Carmen Electra everywhere? No I do not want …
I live in a middle class cul du sac suburb located between Denver and Boulder. It’s a place where every home has a basketball hoop whether they are used or not. Garage doors are left open. Bikes and toys are …
People sometimes think that my job as the acting director of a biomedical research institute is somehow glamorous or exciting. People who know the realities of my job know better. This week has been long. It started with the 2AM …
It’s a bit late for Independence Day celebrations. However, my mom forwarded an email to me today that is not new but I found it to be compelling. I knew that Richard Reid aka the shoe bomber had been sentenced …
I admire those writers who can string together a story that can make me weep or suck me into the beauty of their words. There are many great story tellers but few who can immerse me into a feeling, a …
I was tagged by Clay to tell you 8 things about me. I’ve never done a meme before in my more than 2 years of blogging but you never know what you may learn from them. I learned that Clay, …