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Committees and politics
Wikipedia contention
Related to a paper I’m writing, I was reading up on fetal tissue research, or, in more modern parlance, stem cell research. I decided to check wikipedia, and I have to say that the article does reflect the contentious nature of the subject.
A visual metaphor for my feelings about graduation
If you don’t like snails, don’t check this link. Also thanks to
Protected: “I have my opinions, but I’m not going to divulge them”
Time article on gay youth
I finally got around to reading the Time article that came out a few weeks (months?) ago. The first paragraph left me wanting to burn the mag (the stereotype of gay culture irked me. We are not all affluent, fashion-oriented dilletantes.) It did get better from there, though it still irked me. The expectation that social scientists would be able to say anything meaningful about a population they cannot define, locate, or randomly sample also exhasperated me. I was also amused by the site http://www.inqueery.com/ mostly due to the contrast with
How to dispose of tickets
So I have these two clinton tickets, and I’ve determined that I don’t want them. About the only way I’m going to go is if there is some awesome, intelligent, attractive, politically motivated guy who is all about taking one ticket and actively wants me to come with him.
Right, so, back to reality. Now I have to determine where they would do the most good. More people wanting them than tickets to go around. Money is not an option. How do you think I should determine who gets them?
Repeating last year: the beard is back
Well, I’ve picked up and resigned gay.com, taken up ffxi again, and to complete the retro turn my life has taken, I’m growing the beard again.