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And boy are my arms tired
Hey! Guess who can't sleep even though it is PRIME TIME for sleeping. THIS GIRL. Technically, I am three hours behind the times, but considering that I got a grand total of like, four hours of sleep last night, I spent the whole day traveling, AND I was good and had decaf on the plane, I should be snoozing away right now. But no! I have exactly one ( Read more... ) -
Today in citizenship
Today I read this post, I watched this video, and then I struggled for half an hour to scrape enough words together for a very short letter, which I then sent with minor modifications to my Senators and my RepresentativeAs part of my resolution this year to do more for the causes I believe in, I'm trying to take that oft-heard but rarely followed ( Read more... ) -
White Collar 2x10
My only coherent* thoughts:
Neal's SUIT.
Peter's arms.
*For exceedingly generous definitions of coherent.
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Speaking of self-fulfilling prophecies
So, my schedule for the coming semester is shaping up to be pretty hectic. I'll be taking two work-intensive courses in other departments, Stats and Linguistic Anthropology: 6 hours of lecture a week. I'll be teaching a recitation section of Language (essentially Ling 101): 2.5 hours of lecture a week, an hour of recitation, and two hours of office ( Read more... ) -
Re: Today in false equivalencies
Or you could just read Liss at Shakesville, who as usual says all that needs to be said and says it better than just about anybody else.
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Today in false equivalencies
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It doesn't stop
Via @ThinkMexican: The César Chávez Building, which houses U of A's Mexican American Studies Department, was vandalized yesterday. http://i.imgur.com/RyhPp.pngThis is just awful. I can't find any news coverage, but no one can look at everything that's going on in Arizona right now and say that these events are not connected in any way. (Okay, only ( Read more... ) -
UPDATE: Giffords shooting
The latest news (video) on the condition of Rep. Giffords and the other victims. As I write this, Rep. Giffords is reportedly able to communicate by following simple commands. Her doctors are "cautiously optimistic."
A couple of inspiring stories in the midst of this tragedy:
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Just a reminder: sometimes people are really awesome
Two happy news stories, to balance the two crappy news stories:
1) Under Siege in War-Torn Somalia, a Doctor Holds Her Ground - A profile of Hawa Abdi, who is basically SUPERWOMAN. Dr. Abdi helps house and feed ninety thousand people in refugee settlements on her own property, and runs a 400-bed hospital where she provides free medical care. She ( Read more... ) -
Oh, no
Today is just a day for terrible news out of Arizona, it seems. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 17 others were shot at a political event in Tucson, AZ. Five Six people were killed, including U.S. District Judge John Roll, and a 9-year-old girl. Rep. Giffords is in critical condition and expected to recover.
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