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Restaurants

November 10, 2011

Given that I’ve promised myself to write each day of this month here, I will have to overcome the difficulties of posting from the phone after having left my computer on my colleague’s car tonight after dinner. We had dinner at Legume, and that dinner made me think about how much our dining options have [...]

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Forcing Myself To Write

November 7, 2011

Three thoughts to share: 1) As a graduate student, I always thought that professors lived a more relaxed and stress-free life than the one I was having. Now that I have crossed the fence, I recognize that I could not have been further from the truth, and I keep wondering why it seemed to be [...]

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Does Cell Phone Radiation Worry You?

June 4, 2011

Electromagnetic radiation from cell phones does not worry me, yet. At least not until somebody demonstrates causation (instead of just correlation) and then explains to me the mechanisms that would make it possible. Could it be too late? Sure, but if so, I should have stopped using it long ago. Plus, my cell phone use [...]

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Summer Travel Plans

May 24, 2011

Traveling, spreading ideas and meeting with people is a pivotal part of this job. So it’s no surprise that, now that the classes are over, my planned summer trips are increasing by the day. Here is what I have planned out so far: May: 25th – 26th, Cleveland, OH June 3rd, Columbus, OH 13th – [...]

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