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Monday, June 1st, 2009I’ve been playing Dungeons and Dragons recently (4th ed), and my character has the ability to turn into a bear. This has had an interesting side effect of increasing my affinity and disposition towards all things “bear”. My wonderful wife made me a bear hat (which turned out to be more of a bear cloak) [...]
stem cells
Sunday, May 17th, 2009The NIH is asking for comments from the public: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on draft guidelines entitled “National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research” (Guidelines). The form to submit your opinion is here: http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm I’ve heard rumor that so far most comments have been negative, a [...]
Dem bones (Part V)
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009New xrays: Doc says all is looking good. The bone has a pretty sharp point still (visible at the top of the lower image), but that should round itself out over the course of 3-6 months. It’s gonna hurt to wear backpacks and such, but I’m free to take on any activity. My strength was [...]
Dem Bones (Part IV)
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009Another visit to the doc, another light dose of radiation, another blog post: The bones have made a good connection, and it’s very solid for this stage in the healing process. Doc Parr was impressed that I had the range of motion I did, and the weird tightness and numbness are all expecting things that [...]
light construction
Sunday, March 29th, 2009A few months back I had a little problem: Heather’s dress-form (essential for costuming, similar to this one) was getting in the way of our roomba. The costumes frequently had drapey bits that might get snagged, and the whole contraption probably wouldn’t hold up against a good robotic head butt. So, the solution was to [...]
Dem bones (part III)
Thursday, March 19th, 2009My latest injury was breaking my clavicle. The actual accident was pretty mundane: diving to catch the game-winning pass in ultimate frisbee. Unfortunately, instead of winning the game, I hit the ground hard and broke my clavicle. I wasn’t surprised, as Ross and Dad have both broken this bone. I figured it was mostly a [...]
wedding decoration project progress
Sunday, November 16th, 2008One of the projects for my impending wedding is a couple of glass art pieces. Instead of having a cheesy archway we’d never use again, Heather had the idea of making two pieces of art, one for each of us, and then set those up on the stage. The plan is to paint on some [...]
prepping for Portland
Sunday, June 1st, 2008I leave for Portland, OR today, to attend an EPA conference for work, and I’m pretty anxious about it. This could be a great opporunity, and if things go very well, it could be a turning point for my work life (and most of my co-workers). So, I’m stressing over it, been waking up around [...]
busy
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008It’s been a long time since I made an actual entry, the last was back in February. So, in the past 3 months I’ve been fucking busy. Right now I’m at a positive moment, where the challenges feel mostly under control, and I feel prepared for everything that’s next. It’s a rare moment. Heather graduates [...]
LOLbama
Monday, May 12th, 2008Made using roflbot.
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