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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In April, I posted about Delta’s under the radar change of their baggage policy where they decided not only to charge $25 for a second checked bag, but also decided not to tell so many people about it. At that time, I questioned our friendship, said we’d get along much better if they just […]

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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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The streets of Boston are a veritable obstacle course these days. Not only is it time of year for home improvements, it’s also the time of year for road construction.

Green St. is a mess from NSTARs efforts to put in a new gas main.  Jackhammers tearing up asphalt at 7:30am outside my window is […]

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Being married to a mathematician exposes me to a lot of field-specific humor that I don’t always understand. A lot of the times, I just have to nod and smile. But this is a math joke that I actually get, and though I had to dig deep into the recesses of my math […]

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The semester is over. Though I have an incomplete and hence one more paper to write, it is now the time of the year for home improvements.
We are going to get a new desk set sometime in the near future (hopefully this week). The papers on the floor are no longer in piles […]

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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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It’s certainly funny, but it looks like Fainting Goats are genetically prone to panic attacks. (Apparently no one in the veterinary psychopharmacology industry has tapped into the Klonopin for Kids market. Shame.) I sympathize with the goats. Replace that threatening umbrella with the word deadline, and you’ve got me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we9_CdNPuJg

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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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