This weekend, I’ll be heading to my dad’s lake cabin for the weekend. I spent many weekends of my childhood in this little cabin, which also hosted grandparents, uncles, aunts, and a gaggle of young cousins. One fine summer weekend, I was reading on a couch, facing a bank of …
Many years ago, I was in Puerto Rico as part of a web design team for the U.S. government (which is, in itself, a long story). I was due to fly back home in the early afternoon, and I had the morning to kill. I’d never prowled around the old …
I’ve been remiss in my blogging duties thanks to pneumonia and CONvergence. (One was far more pleasant than the other, I assure you.) But now that life has returned to relative normality, the Thursday tradition shall resume! Quick, tell me about the most ridiculous thing you would buy if you …
Yesterday, I waxed nostalgic about my old job at a fish store. Today, please tell me about an unusual job you once had (or, perhaps, still have).
Genetic variation is an amazing thing. The chance that another human has or had an exact copy of your genetic code is pretty much nil. When the FBI uses STR (short tandem repeat) technology to identify forensic samples of DNA, they only look at 13 regions of the human genetic …
Folks here in Minnesota have had a long winter season this year. In the last week or two, temperatures were still below 10 degrees Fahrenheit on some days, and one day dipped to -12 including windchill. Yesterday was the first day where the weather crept up above 40 degrees, and everyone in the office seems a …
Back in the days of LiveJournal, I would occasionally create a post where the audience would actively participate. I’d post something like, “Quick, tell me about your first pet hamster,” and then everyone would post responses in the comments. It was always so much fun to watch what everyone would come …
