Late last night I get an email from the National Science Foundation advising me that my latest grant proposal was missing a section and I ha...

Our building has had an amazing rash of thefts the last few weeks. We've lost about five or six computers and other equipment, including...

When I walk to work every morning and when I walk home every night, I pass right by the baseball stadium that is home to the Edinburg Roadru...

Despite a form getting stuck in the Dean's office, my latest National Science Foundation proposal has been submitted this afternoon on t...

You know, it occurred to me that I haven't been talking a lot about what my job ostensibly is: being an academic. I am anticipating maki...

I got reimbursed for attending Western Nerve Net today. It's "only" a month after the meeting. Yet again, anything involving m...

Charlie (standing) and Gretchen Lambert (seated, perhaps obviously). Merci beaucoup to both of you! Yesterday was another good day for my a...

More identifications Day two of the Lamberts' visit went quite well, up until the very end when I got a speeding ticket coming back fr...

Visiting scholars Day one of the visit by Gretchen and Charlie Lambert went well. So far, we've found 11 tunicate species in the water...

I have been getting a series of weird phone calls today. People phoning up with totally random question. The weirdest was some fisherman pho...

Drowning in molasses Three weeks and two days ago, I handed off a small purchase order for some supplies for one of my students, who is do...

Dye killer; early weekend In the lab, I am getting irritated. I've been trying to get various flourescent dyes and labels to work. The...

Addicted It's official, according to the Finnish army: the internet can be addicting . My other favourite recent news piece was on th...

Go the Dees !

Piccies from LSU They like their football at Louisiana State University. Their football stadium is huge, seating about 90,000 people. An...

Louisiana update I spent a good chunk of yesterday with fellow neuroethologist Jim Belanger, commiserating over Provost woes, etc. I also ...

Time, time, time, look what you've done to me Yup, it was all about time yesterday. Like looking at my watch when the pilot of my plan...

Can't sleep My inability to sleep before a trip came in handy again today. I had changed the alarm to the right time, but forgot to se...

Did I mention the gods hate me? Yesterday, I was just about done everything I could do that day, and was thinking of going home a little e...

A few weeks back, I went to see a movie, which is something I try to do every week if there’s anything remotely interesting. This particular...