did you know

this guy is the voice of Geoff on Craig Ferguson :  Josh Robert Thompson http://imdb.com/rg/an_share/name/name/nm2590280/

pretty cool pic of the rain in virginia beach

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Hard to believe

22 shows canceled in one day.  I liked many of these, especially Monday Mornings.

Cancelled TV Shows 2013TVLine - TVLine

saying goodbye today

can't help the cuteness

sad adjunct news

last week i read this:   The Ever-Shrinking Role of Tenured College Professor

and then there was this: Colleges Are Slashing Adjuncts' Hours to Skirt New Rules on Health-Insurance Eligibility

because adjuncts are paid by class, the nuances of how many hours worked per week are not taken into consideration. but cutting the number of classes taught is not lessening the workload as class enrollments are increasing dramatically. the workload is actually increasing while the pay is going down.

happy 16th!

she had a great time on her surprise limo ride.

this frog is too funny.

odometer update

looking for something to do?

Creative Date Ideas

daisy: my new computer wallpaper

Australian photographer is Tokyo’s Zen master of cute-kitten pictures :

napolean is still hanging out

three recycled links

ridiculous, really

divorce insurance

i haven't posted all month (so i will, about pharmacists)

bowie at 16

[for howard.]

not significant is still significant

it seems that for the most part my hypotheses are not supported.

pet peeve

Why do people say "it's in the last place you look?"

Of course it is. It can't be in any other place. You don't continue to look for an item after you have found it.

someone needs to fess up

67 arsons now on the eastern shore.  this is just crazy.  is it a firebug?  a member of the fire department?  a conspiracy involving a congressmen?  without any information, the mind goes wild with speculation.

spring break to do list

class prep - done
submit ASC abstract - done
finish human subjects request/proposal for book project - done - but hit a snag, must do additional stuff...added to to do list below
create test - started...
enter pres grades - done
grade papers
respond to emails/late papers - done
disst. data analysis
taxes - done
CITI HS training -done. whew.

[this list is being updated accordingly.]

soft kitty, warm kitty....

keep calm and hit her

are you kidding me?

amazon is in trouble for selling t-shirts that "included slogans were spun off the phrase, "Keep Calm and Carry On", a famous British propaganda slogan and included shirts that read: "Keep Calm and Hit Her", "Keep Calm and Rape a Lot" and "Keep Calm and Rape Them" for $23–$26."

but this is not made by amazon, but an australian company. the owner apologizes,

'No words can express how I feel about what has occurred and in no way do I condone or promote this serious issue ... This was a computer error of my creation and I accept my responsibility in the matter." ...Fowler further explained that the shirts were merely a result of a computer glitch, saying they were created by an “automated process” that “relied on both computer based dictionaries and online educational resources ie. verb lists” to generate a parody of “Keep Calm.”

are you kidding me?! i don't believe this for a second.

progress

I've been busy with data analysis as of late. It feels good.

love

wow, be safe

accident today in the MM tunnel - a car and a tractor trailer. [via]

happy valentine's day

i have these cute little bags of candy and goodies to distribute...

Ernest Hemingway

For sale
Baby shoes
Never worn

actual question from the test in my social welfare class

I was looking at the test statistics and noticed something interesting on this test question:

Despite widespread distaste for the word _________________, virtually all public functions are handled by this type of organization.

Correct		Percent Answered
	President	0%
	Bureaucracy	91.304%
	Republican	8.696%
	Economy	0%

haha, 9% of my students answered that there was widespread distaste for the word republican!

eastern shore

on criminal minds, they're in salisbury, md.

banning gay kids in GA

more than 100 schools in georgia do not allow gay kids to attend.  you guessed it, these are private schools.  they have specific, written policies against the admittance of homosexuals.

on one hand:  "As a result, his report says, public money is being spent by private educational institutions that “punish, denounce and even demonize students in the name of religion solely because they are gay, state that they are homosexual, happen to have same-sex parents or guardians, or express support or tolerance for gay students at school, away from school or at home.”"  

this is public money though a tax credit program.  "$170 million in tax credits have been given to people who donated to the nonprofit organizations that funnel money to private schools."

on the other:  "And, they argue, the scholarship program is not discriminatory because it is open to all kinds of schools that might have different philosophical foundations than state-run public schools. It is a matter of choice and religious freedom, they say.

“You can be a Jewish school. You can be a Muslim school. It’s the same as a Catholic school or if I wanted to go to an all-girls school or a homosexual school,” said Claudia Hunt, who runs admissions for the Providence Christian Academy, a kindergarten-through-12th-grade school in Lilburn.

“That is why we are independent schools,” she said. “We all have different missions.""

a lucky duck

3 X lottery winner!

Norfolk man wins $150,000 in Cash 5, one month after winning $100,000

snow for dinner!

 

hilarious

My fake college syllabus

adorable photo of the day #40

shiny new Corvette

LeftLaneNews: "Chevrolet's all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray is expected to carry a base price of about $55,000 when it arrives in dealer showrooms later this year, but the first example of the C7 – complete with VIN# 0001 – has sold for than more than 19 times that price.

Corvette Stingray number 0001 crossed the auction block at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale collector car auction on Saturday night, with the hammer dropping with a final bid of $1.05 million. The winning bidder was businessman and NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick.

criminalizing homelessness

jobs are no longer plentiful and homes are no longer affordable.  sad.

criminalizing poverty:  "Twenty years ago, a federal court in Miami ruled that the city could not arrest homeless individuals for engaging in life sustaining activities in public, when they had no other place to do these things.


The court's decision led the community to build a homeless shelter, but the recent economic downturn and foreclosure crisis have resulted in so many people losing their income and housing, that there is now no room at any established homeless shelters in Miami. So once again, both in Miami and throughout the country, there are efforts to pass local ordinances that would make the innocent everyday actions of individuals experiencing homelessness criminal. These proposals sound awfully similar to considering people criminals because they are too poor to afford a home.  ....

The face of homelessness has changed dramatically over the past few years. Many today become homeless when they suddenly fall behind in their rent or mortgage payments due to a medical or economic emergency, and find themselves unable to catch up because wages today are often not sufficient to meet basic needs. Government figures show that since the 1950's, residential rents have more than doubled even after taking inflation into account. During the same time period, minimum wage has actually decreased after adjusting for inflation!"

walmart jobs

"The world's largest retailer and the nation's largest private employer is making a pledge to hire every veteran who wants a job."

that's a lot.  i hope they do.  now.

hooray for playoffs

happy new year!

the tree is coming down tomorrow.  one more day to enjoy.

tis the season

happy 12-12-12

lots of babies being born today!

joy. love. peace.

what a pretty little present.   i wish it was for me.

Driving practice

Being chauffeured by my baby girl.

DNA databases

real life may be catching up to TV technology.

in chicago, they are adding the DNA profiles of some convicted killers, even executed serial killers such as john wayne gacy, to a database in hopes of solving cold cases.

marvelous. read more here.

so far, there are no hits.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

"Marley was dead, to begin with."

the windy city

   this may have been my favorite part. random artwork on the street.

ASC

conferencing in chicago.

picture time!

election night

big night for america. i am, of course, glued to election results on tv.

but i'm also watching this closely: Maryland's Question 6 tracker.

down with the spiders and webs

halloween is over, but hooray for the fact that i can still keep the pumpkin decor through thanksgiving.

adorable photo of the day #39

i am so in love with kitty paws so this pic takes the cake!

halloween henri

remember these?

there's a new henri video! "No one ever dresses as crippling self doubt."

happy halloween

sandy, oh sandy

we're still hanging in there, for now all is well.

the news, however, is reporting that 3,700 people locally are without power.  the pic is from virginia beach.

update monday:  all is well.  the usual spots of my town are flooded, as can be seen in this pic.

yes, we went out 'adventuring' this morning in the storm.

update, later monday: this is what it looks like around here.  [the man is sleeping.]

twin day

search

i think it is funny that when you google 'search,' the first thing that it brings up is yahoo.

winefest