Spent a good part of the day showing off our Coastal Studies Lab to a job candidate. Our department is in the market for a “Vertebrate Physi...

Where two cultures meet... Being a Canadian living in the southern most tip of Texas, this makes my heart feel good as much as it makes my...

A look in the lab Here's the infamous microscope that took an inordinately long time to purchase (partly due to delays in getting star...

Biology myths of our time Heard on television commercial currently playing locally: "I can't concentrate. Could I be pregnant?...

Anyone who still doubts the power of blogs (“web logs” like this journal) to be effective at reaching a wide audience will probably not be a...

Another piece of the lab puzzle My new microscope is now assembled and ready for action. I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to...

And... Action! One best momentary distractions I've come across lately is the Action Film Trailer Generator . The visit is enhanced if...

Evidence Back to teaching, preparing for teaching, and pretty much nothing else. Like most others, my mind has been very much on the conf...

Scope it out Oh joyous day! Two big boxes arrived today, containing within them the components for one of my microscopes. Now I just have ...

Was so run off my feet yesterday that I didn't have time to report a piece of good news. I have finally been given the go-ahead to spend...

Palindromes Not much to report here, but who can resist the urge of making a post on 03/03/03 ? Hm. I wonder how many doomsayers will ap...

Grants; screensaver needed! The major research thing I'm working on these days? A draft of another grant proposal for the National Sci...

Off topic I can't resist the urge to post a link to one of my favourite writers, Peter David , for his comments on Saddam Hussein'...

Happy Birthday to me Today's journal entry is the only thing I'm doing that's even remotely research related. My present to me...

Less money And another thing. We had a meeting of the College of Science & Engineering yesterday (of which the Biology Department is a...

If there's no snow in Texas... ...How can I be snowed under? When it's work rather than white stuff, I guess. Teaching, trying t...

Unexpected interruptions Two fire alarms late this afternoon. Two . Very distracting. Fortunately, I guess, they were late enough that I j...

People find other people endlessly fascinating. And not any particular sort of people; pretty much anyone will do. Although I have never w...

Microscopic! After sundry delays, I finally signed off approving bids for one of my microscopes today. Keep watching to see how soon it...

Meeting with Dean Several of the assistant professors from my department had a meeting with the new Dean of the College of Science & E...