I’m leaving tomorrow afternoon to attend a meeting in Oxford, UK. As such, I will not be available by phone until I return on Monday, October 2nd. Your best bet to reach me is by email. See my contact info for the address.

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Last September 19th, a very sad thing happened. I hardly talked like a pirate at all. I wasn’t adequately prepared. But not this year — now that I’ve watched How to Talk Like a Pirate, I’m ready.
Don’t forget! Tuesday is Talk Like a Pirate Day. This is especially important for my fellow Pastafarians.

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Tonight I’m flying back home to New Orleans. Before I sleep I’ll have my feet back on southern soil and be breathing that southern air. Technically Maryland is “the South” but it sure ain’t the Deep South.

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I won’t address here exactly how, or even why the Republican party has made itself an enemy of reason and scientific research. From what I’ve heard, if you haven’t already realized that this is true, Chris Mooney makes a pretty good case. While reduction of scientific funding is an issue facing the field, the [...]

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I started at 1600h on Wednesday. It’s now 2211h Friday. Two days, six hours. Done. My brain = so fried. But it works. Queuing, node management, etc. It’s beer time.

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