Thankful Toddler Blogging 112510

Today is Thanksgiving, and while we’re not doing the full glutton thing until Saturday (it’s more convenient for family members to travel up here then), it’s still a good time to reflect on the things we’re thankful for. Right at the top of the list, of course, is SteelyKid, who is bright, curious, generally cheerful, […]

Links for 2010-11-25

Surviving the World – Lesson 811 – Thanksgiving Parenting “Thanksgiving is the perfect time of year to evaluate how well you have done as a parent…” (tags: comics internet silly holiday) John Scalzi – Saying Thanksgiving Grace, the Science-fictional Way – Filmcritic.com Feature “We also thank you for once again not allowing our technology to […]

Links for 2010-11-24

From the Editor’s Desk: Quantifying Outreach to the Cult of Science | Deep Sea News “Science needs a reality check too. It has tried to exist in an academic vacuum for much of its existence. The OCD nature science needs behavioral therapy, to be forced to confront its discomfort of engaging with non-scientists. Science also […]

The Problem of the Humanities

I’ve probably gotten a dozen pointers to Gregory Petsko’s open letter in support of the humanities, addressed to the President of SUNY-Albany, over the last couple of weeks (the link is to a reposting of the letter at Inside Higher Ed; it was originally on Petsko’s own blog). I haven’t linked to it or commented […]

Links for 2010-11-23

Confessions of a Community College Dean: The Sick Kid Shuffle “This weekend The Girl got hit by a nasty stomach bug, so nobody got much sleep and our Sunday plans were discombobulated. It brought back memories of those times when TW still worked outside the house, and we had to do the Sick Kid Shuffle. […]