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What are we reading with pleasure and happiness? 27 Aug 2013 | 12:21 pm
Patty in the city: had to interlibrary loan this one. A fun confection. Discount Armageddon : Excellent. My favorites are the mice. Also excellent is the sequel, Midnight Blue Light Special. Again...
We have to make a living… 26 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
I know y’all feel me out there in academia. This year I have the pleasure of sitting on 2 search committees and a personnel committee, all within my department, which is in between chairs, and the in...
Ms. Linken-McLoverton 24 Aug 2013 | 12:53 pm
This is seriously the best idea that anyone has ever had: Privacy Poptent for your bed. BuzzFeed brings us 17 problems only book lovers will understand. Planting our Pennies talks about stretching h...
Ask the grumpies: Gender and Publications 23 Aug 2013 | 12:21 pm
The Frugal Ecologist asks: I really want to know what you guys think about this study about publication quantity vs. quality in males vs. females. In particular Figure 1 – so many women at the bottom...
What do you call your pets (or children)? 21 Aug 2013 | 12:22 pm
Obviously your pets have names, but chances are that’s not what you always call them. We have Big Cat and Little Cat. Sometimes we call big cat, “butterball.” Little cat can be, “baby kitty.” We m...
Why, Sir Terry, WHY??? 20 Aug 2013 | 12:28 pm
I’m having a problem with Terry Pratchett’s Dodger. And I say this as a huge fan of his. [CONTAINS SPOILERS] Does Dodger HAVE to run into EVERY famous person ever? #2: he does NOT run into Jack t...
Should we switch to Amazon affiliates? 19 Aug 2013 | 12:47 pm
So we’re currently Powell’s affiliates, and have been since we started the blog. The amount of $ we’ve seen from this affiliation has, to this point, been… let me count it up… $0. One person has bou...
Linky lovey 17 Aug 2013 | 12:16 pm
#2 went a little crazy on cute overload. Maru and friend. Tama. Tiny. it is so hot in TX that baby elephants need to get in the pool…. http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2013/08/splish-splash-belle-...
If only Google could show me the way (or at least point me to grumpy rumblings!) 16 Aug 2013 | 12:38 pm
Q: my marriage is becoming shit, how do i not wallow in misery? A. Seek counseling, possibly a divorce, and possibly medication. Q: should you only go into academia if you are independently wealt...
Identity: Who are we, really, and do we care? 14 Aug 2013 | 12:29 pm
People talk from time to time about identity. One big discussion on the mother blogs we read on occasion is the intersection of feminism and motherhood. Who does that make them? In terms of my iden...
