I wish grown ups could remember being kids

I just looked down at my coffee mug from fourbucks and noticed it had writing on it. Stuff like “I wish this”, and I “wish that”. Blah blah blah… What caught my eye was the one that said “I wish grown ups could remember being kids.” That got me thinking, mainly because I am a [...]

Why Should the Government Bail Out Car Industry?

We were driving on a very long straight stretch of road, across the very flat land of Illinois, surrounded by lots of corn fields as far as the eye can see, in our family car (Honda Element) when the radio news mentioned the government may help out the ailing automobile industry. This started a conversation. [...]

We Don't Like Property Virgins on HG TV

There  is this show on HG TV called Property Virgins, and we hate it. How unrealistic can you get? How can a couple have money for a $600K home and be a virgin home owner? Sometimes HG TV just annoys us. We worked hard for 8 years to save up before we could afford 10% down on a $100k [...]

Ethics in Science

Here is a link to a great reference on ethical behavior in scientific research Office of Research Integrity. They have a PDF which can be used to help teach research ethics with example questions for discussion, referenced resources for further reading and case studies placed throughout the PDF. Here is an example of one of [...]

Tuesday Morning Mystery Shoes

Walking down the stars in the parking garage near where I work this morning, I came upon a lonely pair of shoes on the stair landing between floors. Odd I thought. Could it be that someone walked half way up the stairs took off their shoes and traveled on? Or could something more insidious have [...]

9 Words Woman Use

A relative sent me this via email: I don’t know the original author but hey… Since it seems to be yearly review time for this and that at work, I though it was time to pass out the yearly review of what 9 words women use for the guys at home. Fine: This is the word [...]