I learned from Gramma…
Reading the paper is wonderful. It’s a big world, and what is better than talking politics in the morning with people you love?
I learned from my Mom…
Veganism is not a magic bullet. There are hard tradeoffs between being a steward of the environment, of our bodies, of our society, and [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Larnin’
30Aug07(title courtesy of Robert Burns, and thanks Niamh for setting me straight on the proper wording of the phrase way back when…)
Here’s a first crack at a new research plan for my 2nd year project proposal. It’s entirely unedited and needs work. But I think it’s a step in a better direction, more [...]
Sixth figure
24Aug07Kate’s and my dance video we recorded over Christmas recently topped 100,000 views. 278 people say it’s one of the favorite videos. Go figure.
It’s also nice to see that the video Camille and I made a couple weeks ago has been rated three times, and so far has a perfect 5-star rating. [...]
Making plans
24Aug07I sent my 2nd year project proposal off to my potential committee for review, and got some good feedback back from Ed. One of the things he asked is that I describe a better research plan, stating clear procedure, a set of possible outcomes from the procedure, and describing how the different outcomes “will [...]
Vegan Test Kitchen: Pancakes
21Aug07I’m back home in Ithaca, NY spending some quality time with my family. First order of business: create the perfect vegan pancake!
We made 20 different recipes of pancake, varying basic proportions, auditioning potential “secret” ingredients, and having a gay old time. Here are our findings, with the final recipe at the bottom. [...]
Proposition
19Aug07I just finished a very short, very drafty draft of my second year project proposal. I wanted to put it together before asking Rafael, Ed, and Jim to be my committee members. It’s rough, but I’m pretty excited about where it’s going. Here’s the introduction:
A small but convincing body of mounting evidence [...]
Fake Superior
16Aug07I remember being a boy and deciding that being a boy was just better than being a girl. The memory of my justification is pretty hazy, but I can guess what was going through my head. Boys can do anything, I probably thought. Or maybe I was thinking that we’re strong and everyone admires us. [...]
