Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for October, 2009

New Flu for You

Posted in flu, medicine, science, skeptic, vaccines on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Those of you who read the skeptical blogs may be sick (har har) of this topic already, but it can’t hurt to repeat it, especially with the fears and misreporting that abound.  Flu season is upon us, and H1N1 (swine flu) is prominently in the spotlight.  As public mistrust of vaccines rises, it takes a [...]

Read Full Post »

WhyOhWhyOhNaNoWriMo?

Posted in book, nanowrimo, writing on October 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I’ve been busy, as it usually goes, being all grad student-y and the like.  Usually when I get home at night I’m too tired to blog or dance or any such thing. My creative juices are sapped.  So I was intrigued at the idea of writing a novel, even a crappy one, in a month.  [...]

Read Full Post »

Time Management Fail

Posted in personal, picture on October 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote up a personal mission statement with the hope that it would help me focus my activities.  This was followed a few days later by a meeting with my thesis committee, which, as always, helps me to refocus my research and my career goals.  For the past couple of [...]

Read Full Post »

I’m Skeptical of those Canadians…

Posted in blogs, skeptic on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Does Canada even exist? Really? Okay, I’m kidding, I LOVE those cool Canadian skeptics, and they are coming together for a new borg… I mean, blog collective called Skeptic North.  It includes writing from very cool people such as Steve Thoms, Kimberly Hebert, Kennedy Goodkey, Desiree Schell, and lots more.  Also, check out the video [...]

Read Full Post »