Nod and Smile

For those who may not know, I am in Paris for the month of July. It is a working vacation–Jay has math workshops, I have a linguistics conference, and we have about two weeks inbetween these things. We are hooked up in a nice apartment in the 2nd, after a pretty harrowing experience […]

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A friend of mine found this after it smacked against his patio door last night. Can you name this bug?

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Hello my 4 faithful readers.
Just got back from a hectic week in Atlanta, and I have lots to write about that trip.  The last 2 weeks have required me to use multiple alarm clocks to get me up in the morning.  I am a chronic snoozer.  And I’ve just noticed that each alarm I have […]

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Holy crap, I’ve been tagged twice to do a “weird things about me” meme.
You kids with your fancy new words and terminology. I had to look up what a meme was before I could even start to contribute to one. And I guess I also needed to learn what that “incoming links” list […]

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How is it that the word Bacardi makes its way into so many songs?

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