Nod and Smile

I can’t wait to see the Young@Heart chorus documentary. If it’s anything like their performance on Ellen, they’re fabulous. (The line that kills me: “Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor!”)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr9qG1f7-TM

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It’s the end of the semester. The house is a mess, I’m putting off work, I haven’t exercised in months. I’m sore and cramped from sitting at a desk all day and driving a lot. I am not on the ball. To counterbalance this, I decided to get on an exercise […]

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This morning, I accidentally flushed Jay’s wedding ring down the toilet. That is all.
*I realize this title is going to bring lots of spam my way. Maybe though it will also rank me closer to Alejna’s blog on the Cuss-O-Meter.

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Jay and I recently gave away a suitcase that we got as a wedding gift. It was the Inspector Gadget of suitcases: it came with accoutrements like a laundry bag, shoe holder that zips to the side, toiletry kit, and sportcoat folder. It was such a size that we could pack both […]

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Via Linguist List: Researchers are planning a book series to document minority South African languages before they go extinct. Can you help?
The editors are seeking contributions in the form of texts, recordings, or video content in Khoesan languages, including any of the following: |Xam, !Xóõ, =Hoan, Griqua, |Gui, ||Gana, N|uu (including the |’Auni […]

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Events past and quite recent have gotten me thinking about logic. I’m not talking about funky symbols and math proof kind of logic. I’m talking about logic and argumentation that people use when they talk and write. And what I’ve been thinking about it is this: people have forgotten how to use logic, […]

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Grad students: As another semester and year of graduate school comes to a close, a sudden change in personal habits is not advisable:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwyrGwM4a7M

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