Monthly Archives: January 2011

Biography in a Box

Categories: Challenges, Life, Meme, Work

“In a shoebox or some other container, you will collect up to 5 items that reflect or represent important aspects of yourself” … Keep reading

BE QUIET!!!

Categories: Politics

It’s like beating someone up so they’ll be nice. Is it really solving anything? Or is it just yelling in a noisy room? Keep reading

The Grinch and the Grad Student

Categories: Education, Venting, Work

As the new semester starts and I have a new batch of undergraduates to deal with this semester, here’s hoping they understand fair, success, and responsibility. If not, I’m going to need more chocolate. Keep reading

On the 12th day of Christmas

Categories: Happy Things

Our Christmas decorations are still up. But that’s because it’s still the Christmas season. The 12 days of Christmas do not end on December 25th, they start on December 25th. Keep reading

Blog moving time!

Categories: Science & Tech, Venting

It’s a long story (which I will share after the move), but we are moving servers between now and the 20th. Hopefully it will happen without any major bumps or hiccups. Keep reading

Blog lists and numbers

Categories: Life, Science & Tech

I like lists. And I like numbers. So finding this WordPress plug-in that would count all the numbers for my blog and then list them out was like finding technical candy for me. Indulge me if you will. Here’s how the roughly first five years of the blog have gone. Keep reading

How 2010 went down

Categories: Books, Education, Exercise, Family, Gospel, Happy Things, Health, Life, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

I was looking at the list of things I did in 2009 and was very impressed with myself. Let’s see if 2010 was just as impressive. This list is only pretending to be chronological. Keep reading