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Snow-Woman Effect
This is a really good article from today's Chronicle:
How the "Snow-Woman Effect" Slows Women's Progress( Read more... ) -
Post-Doc Funding at UT Austin in Arts & Humanities
Maybe of interest to all my post-doc peeps out there...
Harry Ransom Center Invites Applications for Research Fellowships in the HumanitiesThe Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, is accepting applications for its 2010-2011 Research Fellowships in the Humanities ( Read more... ) -
Back in the Mitten
Got back at 10pm last night. Today, working 8am to 5pm, then running home, changing clothes, doing laundry, staining 29 pieces of red oak for the roof underside, going grocery shopping, cleaning the house, staining the other side before bed ( Read more... ) -
Live from Cleveland
The last two days have literally been construction from 9am (when we're legally allowed to use power tools) until it is too dark to see. My father and I have spent the first and last our of every waking day discussing the porch details and plans. We cleared up a bit early today so that we can go to the fair, but we still have to go over the framing ( Read more... ) -
The End of the Rainbow
After 26 years on the air, Reading Rainbow is signing off.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112312561&sc=emaf
I'm hoping they continue to run the re-runs, as they do with Mr. Rodgers... still very saddened by this news. -
Request for Prayers
Hi all ( Read more... ) -
On Healthcare
A very good article I suggest everyone read: http://www.guernicamag.com/spotlight/1207/the_last_temptation_of_wendell/Read more... ) -
Guess I'm glad I'm not in perfume anymore...
Crabtree & Evelyn has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. (The company is actually owned by a Malaysian omniglot, so this suit only affects the branch in the U.S.) They're saying that the products will continue to be made, and that stores and the U.S. website will remain active. Though even if they keep the stores, I'm not sure the Cleveland one would ( Read more... ) -
Recent Reads
I've been reading a lot of late. I sometimes try to watch television, but usually I just find it annoying and end up shutting it off and picking up a book instead. The weather in Michigan has been clear but chilly - it feels much more like September than July here, which makes me want to curl up with my cats and my blankets and my books ( Read more... ) -
We're all mad here....
Tim Burton does Lewis Carroll, with a twist, of course ( Read more... )