Comments for it is what it is http://meanderwithme.com Welcome to reality. If you lived here, you'd be home now. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Facebook! Can kill you! by Alison http://meanderwithme.com/2009/07/07/facebook-can-kill-you/#comment-1546 Alison Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:34:28 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=611#comment-1546 Ok, is it sad that I wanted to click the "like" button after reading this article :)~ Ok, is it sad that I wanted to click the “like” button after reading this article :) ~

]]> Comment on Maladaptive adaptation: Biological/evolutionary perspectives on aggression by Kate http://meanderwithme.com/2009/06/14/maladaptive-adaptation/#comment-1380 Kate Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:26:29 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=581#comment-1380 Party on dude! What encouraging feedback! If you haven't read it - check out Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters by Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa. They are evolutionary psychologists who explain the some of the science behind the choices we make. And it's funny enough to be a fun summer read (or maybe I'm just a geek! hehe). Party on dude! What encouraging feedback!

If you haven’t read it – check out Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters by Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa. They are evolutionary psychologists who explain the some of the science behind the choices we make. And it’s funny enough to be a fun summer read (or maybe I’m just a geek! hehe).

]]> Comment on Willful Suspension of Belief by Carnival of The Godless 119 « The Sunny Skeptic http://meanderwithme.com/2009/02/06/willful-suspension-of-belief/#comment-1359 Carnival of The Godless 119 « The Sunny Skeptic Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:29:13 +0000 http://musings.meanderwithme.com/2009/02/willful-suspension-of-belief/#comment-1359 [...] is what it is sent me this nice essay titled Willful Suspension of Belief In 1987, then-Vice President Bush said to a reporter, “I don’t know that atheists should be [...] [...] is what it is sent me this nice essay titled Willful Suspension of Belief In 1987, then-Vice President Bush said to a reporter, “I don’t know that atheists should be [...]

]]> Comment on Don’t believe everything you think. by Kate http://meanderwithme.com/2009/06/06/dont-believe-everything-you-think/#comment-1353 Kate Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:34:40 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=567#comment-1353 Personally, I think it is a little silly for a professor of an ON LINE CLASS to give you trouble over using the online version of a reference book! Besides that - interesting articles sited about the flu vaccine - I look forward to reading them. It's always nice to have new research to present to the pediatrician;) We do some of the vaxes but I've never been a big believer in the flu vax. I had an allergic reaction to it the one & only time I had it so we don't do it at all. I'm a big proponent of that other magical flu preventative: hand washing! Personally, I think it is a little silly for a professor of an ON LINE CLASS to give you trouble over using the online version of a reference book!

Besides that – interesting articles sited about the flu vaccine – I look forward to reading them. It’s always nice to have new research to present to the pediatrician;) We do some of the vaxes but I’ve never been a big believer in the flu vax. I had an allergic reaction to it the one & only time I had it so we don’t do it at all. I’m a big proponent of that other magical flu preventative: hand washing!

]]> Comment on Don’t believe everything you think. by Allison http://meanderwithme.com/2009/06/06/dont-believe-everything-you-think/#comment-1349 Allison Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:52:30 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=567#comment-1349 Heck, yeah you can! I don't remember where I first heard "Show, don't tell" in that way, but it makes so much sense to me. I'm restraining myself from making any comments other than on the subject content or to ask for more information. Heck, yeah you can! I don’t remember where I first heard “Show, don’t tell” in that way, but it makes so much sense to me. I’m restraining myself from making any comments other than on the subject content or to ask for more information.

]]> Comment on Don’t believe everything you think. by Dani http://meanderwithme.com/2009/06/06/dont-believe-everything-you-think/#comment-1348 Dani Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:10:39 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=567#comment-1348 "Show, don’t tell. Show, don’t tell. Repeat to self. My job is to kick ass so he has no choice but to give me an ‘A’ in the class, not to worry about whether the man LIKES me or not. Repeat to self." I wish I had though of that line back when I was teaching math at NMSU and PPCC. I would have written it at the top of my syllabus (and the course description if I could have gotten away with it). I'll have to keep it in mind for when I someday go back to academia... Can I steal it then? :) “Show, don’t tell. Show, don’t tell. Repeat to self. My job is to kick ass so he has no choice but to give me an ‘A’ in the class, not to worry about whether the man LIKES me or not. Repeat to self.”

I wish I had though of that line back when I was teaching math at NMSU and PPCC. I would have written it at the top of my syllabus (and the course description if I could have gotten away with it). I’ll have to keep it in mind for when I someday go back to academia… Can I steal it then? :)

]]> Comment on Don’t believe everything you think. by Allison http://meanderwithme.com/2009/06/06/dont-believe-everything-you-think/#comment-1347 Allison Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:39:26 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=567#comment-1347 Ha. Thought about it and realized that for the five(ish) minutes' work it would take to rework the beginning and the reference, I might as well revise with the OED as my source. New beginning reads: The Oxford English Dictionary (Soanes, Stevenson, & Hawker, 2004) gives five separate definitions for the word "critical." One introduces the idea of severe, negative feedback. Two involve the natural sciences and mathematics. One relates to analysis of literature and the arts. The remaining definition pertains to our work here and involves the application of judgment to information and the importance of the subject being judged. New reference: Soanes, C., Stevenson, A., & Hawker, S. (2004). Critical. Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th Ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Ha. Thought about it and realized that for the five(ish) minutes’ work it would take to rework the beginning and the reference, I might as well revise with the OED as my source. New beginning reads:
The Oxford English Dictionary (Soanes, Stevenson, & Hawker, 2004) gives five separate definitions for the word “critical.” One introduces the idea of severe, negative feedback. Two involve the natural sciences and mathematics. One relates to analysis of literature and the arts. The remaining definition pertains to our work here and involves the application of judgment to information and the importance of the subject being judged.

New reference:
Soanes, C., Stevenson, A., & Hawker, S. (2004). Critical. Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th Ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

]]> Comment on Lynn Johnston nails it again. by Allison http://meanderwithme.com/2009/03/01/lynn-johnston-nails-it-again/#comment-902 Allison Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:37:12 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=550#comment-902 On the bright side, we have a kick-ass baby gate installed in our hallway now, keeping the bedrooms and bathrooms safe from the man-baby who now opens doors. Gawd. I said "kick-ass baby gate." Did I REALLY say that? On the bright side, we have a kick-ass baby gate installed in our hallway now, keeping the bedrooms and bathrooms safe from the man-baby who now opens doors.

Gawd. I said “kick-ass baby gate.” Did I REALLY say that?

]]> Comment on Lynn Johnston nails it again. by Allison http://meanderwithme.com/2009/03/01/lynn-johnston-nails-it-again/#comment-901 Allison Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:35:59 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=550#comment-901 That's what I'm finding also. The difference for me yesterday was that I wanted to get work done. Maya was off with a friend, so M only had to watch Gavin. And what happened? Mike seemed to think that doing a household project was compatible with watching a baby/toddler. Suffice it to say, I'm still not done. I have three more (partial) days before we leave for Arizona. After that, I am NOT doing more schoolwork. Guess I have to crank TODAY instead. SIGH. That’s what I’m finding also. The difference for me yesterday was that I wanted to get work done. Maya was off with a friend, so M only had to watch Gavin. And what happened? Mike seemed to think that doing a household project was compatible with watching a baby/toddler.

Suffice it to say, I’m still not done. I have three more (partial) days before we leave for Arizona. After that, I am NOT doing more schoolwork. Guess I have to crank TODAY instead. SIGH.

]]> Comment on the gates of a new city by Summer http://meanderwithme.com/2009/02/27/the-gates-of-a-new-city/#comment-900 Summer Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:34:39 +0000 http://meanderwithme.com/?p=542#comment-900 I had to try the random bits, and my band is called GUDGEON, after the USS Gudgeon submarine. Check out our new album, GUDGEON: An Important Survival Tool. We're headlining the second stage at the Florida DeathMetalFest. I had to try the random bits, and my band is called GUDGEON, after the USS Gudgeon submarine. Check out our new album, GUDGEON: An Important Survival Tool.

We’re headlining the second stage at the Florida DeathMetalFest.

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