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Science Tuesday: In Response to an Animal Rights Apologist
2008-04-09 00:00:00 I'm as fond of animals as the next guy. Maybe even, as I contemplate the exorbitant cost of transporting my seven year old dog to Australia, a little fonder than most. Like most folks, I love little furry creatures and would be personally loathe to do them any harm. Like ... More About: Science , Animal , Rights , Animal Rights , Tuesday
Lost In Translation: Göteborg Edition
2008-04-07 00:00:00 Bob: It gets a whole lot more complicated when you have kids. Charlotte: It's scary. Bob: The most terrifying day of your life is the day the first one is born. Charlotte: Nobody ever tells you that. Bob: Your life, as you know it... is gone. Never to return. But they learn how to ... More About: Lost , Edition , Translation
Great Interview of the Week: Mixing music and motherhood
2008-04-07 00:00:00 Eva Popov is a Melbourne musician who recently released her debut long player "Me, the Sea & Stars". I had originally lined her up as part of my interview series of Australian musicians over on A Free Man. When I started to do some research for my interview, however, I ... More About: Music , Great , Motherhood , Interview , Week
Get it on, rider
2008-04-06 00:00:00 "I was dreaming of a steel guitar engagement When you drink my health in scented jasmine tea You knifed me in my dirty filthy basement With that jaded faded junky nurse Oh, what pleasant company..." -The Rolling Stones - "Let It Bleed"* I've not got a lot of great photos of Sweden to share with you ... More About: Rider
You eat the bivalve anyway
2008-04-06 00:00:00 "You get your Ph.D. How happy you will be When you get a job at Wendy's And are honored with employee of the month...." -Barenaked Ladies - "Never Is Enough" If just one more person gives me a skeptical, condescending or pitying look when I tell them that we're moving to Australia without a car ...
Hong kong dollars and Indian cents, English pounds and Eskimo pence
2008-04-02 00:00:00 "Weather man and the crazy chief One says sun and one says sleet AM, the FM, the P.M. too Churning out that boogaloo Gets you up and gets you out But how long can you keep it up?" -The Clash - "The Magnificent Seven" The fact that we arrived in Sweden yesterday unbruised and still speaking to ... More About: Hong Kong , Indian , Cents , English , Dollars
Homeless with too much luggage
2008-04-01 00:00:00 We're off! Next stop - Sweden. More About: Homeless , Luggage
A little bit sad, actually.
2008-04-01 00:00:00 As of Friday, I am no longer an employee of the second best university in the world. It was a day I had been looking forward to with some relish - I've been unhappy in my job for quite some time. I expected to bound out the doors of my ...
Great Interview of the Week: Beware of charismatic populists leading privat
2008-03-29 00:00:00 Today at A Free Man: Who is Eugene Francis Jnr? Most of my interviewing lately has been of bands and posted over at A Free Man. But I haven't abandoned the format on this site and I've got a cracker for you today! I am a huge fan of podcasts. I listen ... More About: Great , Interview , Week , Beware , Leading
Open Access Science Tuesday, err, Wednesday: Vigorous Vegans
2008-03-28 00:00:00 Science Tuesday is running a day behind this week, but better late than never. Those of you who know me will realize how difficult it is for me to report this research. I am a carnivore. I find any meal that lacks a large flesh component as unsatisfying. I am ... More About: Science , Open , Access , Wednesday
The Grouch
2008-03-28 00:00:00 I pretty much feel how Zach looks. We fly in five days, so I can assure you there's an end to the "moving sucks" posts. But moving sucks. A lot. On the plus side, I've got one more day of work and our earthly belongings are on their way to Australia. ...
Happy Easter
2008-03-25 00:00:00 We woke up to a snowy Easter morning in the south of England. Madness. Sufjan Stevens? ?Seven Swans? is available from Amazon, and eMusic. More About: Happy
I?m As Cool As A Cucumber In A Bowl Of Hot Sauce
2008-03-25 00:00:00 "Well I think I'm losing my mind this time This time I'm losing my mind That's right, said I think I'm losing my mind this time This time I'm losing my mind Yeh, you can't front on that..." -The Beastie Boys - "So, What'cha Want?" The Easter holidays in Britain mean a wonderful four day weekend ... More About: Cucumber , Cool , Sauce , Hot Sauce , Bowl
Frickin? freecycling freeks
2008-03-21 00:00:00 Well, things that seem too good to be true generally are and so it was with freecycling. There is always a catch and the freecycling catch is that yesterday afternoon I found myself immersed in freegan melodrama. It all revolved around the dog crate - the container we used for Timmins' ...
Freecycling, freegans and a notable lack of free time
2008-03-21 00:00:00 Today on A Free Man: Proudly not footballers' wives "I'm free now Free to look out the window Free to live my story Free to sing along..." -Morphine - "I'm Free Now" One of the difficult things about a transcontinental move is getting rid of things that aren't worth shipping. In our move from the ... More About: Time , Lack
Goodbye dreaming spires?
2008-03-19 00:00:00 More About Wordless Wednesday More About: Dreaming , Goodbye
Open Access Science Tuesday: Diesel Fuming
2008-03-19 00:00:00 "Breathe in all the diesel fumes Admire the concrete landscaping And doesn't it feel free?" -Jay Farrar - "Feel Free" There is nothing to induce a simmering fury in me on my morning bicycle commute like following a diesel exhaust spewing, and inconsiderately piloted, bus. The narrow streets of Oxford barely allow for two ... More About: Science , Diesel , Open , Access , Tuesday
Irish Farmhouse Cheddar
2008-03-17 00:00:00 "Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk Of a day -I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay..." -Steve Earle - "The Galway Girl" I should cut Steve Earle some slack. Yes, his last couple of albums have pretty much sucked. But without ... More About: Irish
Camembert
2008-03-16 00:00:00 As a geneticist I knew, intellectually, that my son would be 50% identical to me at the DNA level. What I didn't realize was what that meant in real life - that I would look at him and often see myself looking back. It is not like a mirror because ...
Don?t go gettin? no ideas from the neighbors? Weimaraner
2008-03-14 00:00:00 "Not on your arm Not on your leg Not in the toast Not in the eggs Not on the carpet Nor the linoleum Just how'd your little brother get it smeared all over him..." -Over the Rhine - "The Poopsmith Song" The strains of preparing for a trans-continental move must be getting to me because I'm finding the ... More About: Ideas , Neighbors
An Open Letter to the Democratic Party
2008-03-13 00:00:00 Dear DNC, I am writing regarding your recent request. First, I should say that I am not a Democrat. I am a pragmatic liberal and thus am often inclined to vote for your candidates. This has certainly been the case recently due to the giant fuck-up that has been the ... More About: Party , Democratic , Open , Letter , Democratic Party
Aussie Rules: We Grow Up
2008-03-12 00:00:00 I know, I know. I said music writing would be moving over to A Free Man. But I enjoyed Adelaide indie-popsters We Grow Up's music so much that I wanted to make sure they got as much exposure as possible. Since this site still gets more traffic than the new ... More About: Rules , Aussie
Science Tuesday: In praise of open access and nosy parents
2008-03-12 00:00:00 Today at A Free Man: The Real Deal One of the several things that I will miss about working in academia is unfettered access to academic journals. The cliche of academics locked away in ivory towers is reinforced by the unfortunate fact that many, and certainly the most important, of our ... More About: Science , Open , Praise , Access , Parents
A very merry unbirthday to me! To who? To me!
2008-03-12 00:00:00 More About Wordless Wednesday Six months isn't a proper birthday, but it is certainly an unbirthday worth noting. More About: Merry
The Best of South Australia*
2008-03-10 00:00:00 We will be headed Down Under in a matter of weeks. In anticipation, South Australia n music blogger Ringo Stalin at Champignons for my real friends hooked us up with his choices for the best bands from SA. Head over and see what Adelaide and environs have to offer. My fav ... More About: South Australia
Braggin? Rights
2008-03-10 00:00:00 Every Sunday morning for the past month or so, our budding family is up at the crack of dawn for Water Babies class. This, initially, was something about which I was really excited. The lustre has worn off a bit, not just because of the early hour, but also because ... More About: Rights
Miscellany at week?s end
More articles from this author:2008-03-07 00:00:00 "All my bags are packed I'm ready to go I'm standin' here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye..." -John Denver - "Leavin' On A Jet Plane" Actually none of that is true, but we do have our tickets. And Zach has his passports. That Australian one is yummy - ... More About: Miscellany , Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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