Travel, Tech, Thoughts…
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Obama visits Tampa
I caught the announcement that Barack Obama was visiting Tampa for a rally a few days ago via the local paper. So, Debi and I signed up for tickets and went today. We had already been to two rallies for candidates we’re not going to vote for (Mitt Romney and John McCain), so we figured…
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biking the Gandy Bridge
The last couple of weeks of school were packed with grading and other activities. We are now finished with those responsibilities and have started our “summer of research” (some people get “summers of love” or “travel summers;” we get “research summers”!). We have enough research projects to keep us busy for two summers, but we’re…
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Workers of the World Unite! (on Sunday… in Church?)
I’m adding this sentence from a paper to my list of memorable student quotes, The religious affiliations of the United States as a whole are that 77% of people are Christian (which includes Catholics, Baptists, Protestants, Methodists, Lutherans, Christians, Proletarians, Episcopalians, Mormons, and others), 1% are Jewish, 1% are Muslim, 1% are Buddhist, less than…
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the best 375 colones ever!
I picked up a few items when I lived in Costa Rica that have proven to be remarkably durable. Alas, one of those items died a few days ago – my infamous (to Debi at least) pink flipflops. I bought these the first week or so I was in Costa Rica (which would have been…
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The resemblance is rather striking (no offense to the chimps)
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Fort de Soto; Expelled
We had our first familial visitor last weekend. My Dad was in Orlando for a carwash convention and made a side trip out to Tampa (about 1 1/2 hours away). He and a colleague of his spent the night then we took them out to Fort de Soto. Debi and I had never been but…
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I’m not alone; peas, wonderful peas
I’ve been buried in classes and haven’t been doing much of anything other than school related stuff as of late, so not much to post. Here’s my round up of the last few weeks: I just received an email from a friend with this link rating Bank of America as the worst bank in America.…
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How’d you spend your Easter?
I doubt it was as fun as mine… Debi and I went to Spamalot last night. As an inveterate Monty Python fan, I felt very much at home. I knew most of the “ripped off” lines and could basically guess what was going to happen next, but it in no way spoiled the fun. If…
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economic downturn and social stratification hit close to home
When we moved into our house almost 9 months ago, it didn’t take me too long to meet the neighbors. To the west live a tile layer (the husband) and a financial secretary at a construction company (the wife). To the east live a granite countertop installer (the husband) and a school counselor (the wife).…
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Iraq War experiment
Hurry, before you do anything else, write down the number you see below: click here to learn more Okay, now go check out this article from the St. Petersburg Times on the War in Iraq and the costs – both financially and in human lives. When you’re done reading that article, come back to this…