The Care and Feeding of Your First Year Grad Student II: Snowballing. It’s not what you think.

One of the things Grad school does to otherwise normal people is make them use industry specific jargon, to the point that others may wonder if their beloved son/daughter/husband/wife/friend has taken to speaking in tongues. In order to help those subjected to the jargon understand what their loved one is saying, I’m providing a [...]

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What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

Their homework they did not. The revolution won’t be in HD folks, unless of course you pay a premium for the service and get an HD enabled television set. No, the rest of us will have to suffice with plain digital TV – boring, grainy, and occasionally without sound if you happen to be a [...]

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If My House Were a Playboy Centerfold

Mr. Errata and I don’t mind doing a bit of fixing up around the house- it’s what makes it ours and we see it as an investment. A recent quote from an electrician, however, has left us less than smitten with our 1920 four square’s wiring. Sure, everything works as it should, but changing anything [...]

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And the band plays on…

A few quick thoughts before I head off to stats class…
I have to find a new route from campus to the main road- yesterday I turned the corner to find myself in the midst of the marching band practice.  The last thing I need is to catch a trombone in the face.
I checked my blog [...]

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A Few Quick Thoughts

The first thing I did this morning was reset the trip meter on my car. This way I can see exactly how many miles I drive this month. I’m hoping it’s under 100.
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Last night a neighbor was having a party. At 11pm they were still out shouting and screaming and holding foot races in the [...]

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