Category Archives: Work

The things I get paid to do.

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

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

House Cleaner

Categories: Life, Work

For three years I worked as a house cleaner for a friend of mine. Once a week I would clean the floors, counters and bathrooms of their house, including the dusting. And I could get it done in 3 hours. Keep reading

Elevator or stairs?

Categories: Random, Science & Tech, Work

I’m starting to wonder if they haven’t rigged that elevator to be scary on purpose to encourage us to take the stairs more. After all, there are signs next to the elevators about the health benefits of taking the stairs. Keep reading

Unplugged – The follow-up

Categories: Education, Science & Tech, Work

The first assignment asks the students to try out the theories of classical and operant conditioning on themselves. … For the second assignment they have to list twenty behaviors they do in a single day and then analyze why they did them. … Both of these assignments relate to my unplugged week last week. Keep reading

The bio

Categories: Education, Life, Work

At one point she started talking about the “historical autobiography” she was writing. I couldn’t help but think she must not understand the meaning of at least one of those words. … At various points in my life I’ve been asked to write autobiographies. … Keep reading

A sink and an overhead?

Categories: Education, Science & Tech, Work

The strangest part is actually the room I’m teaching in. … But then it has a sink, with no paper towels so I’m not sure what to do with that. And it has an overhead projector. … Welcome to the 21st century folks! Keep reading