I came late to the atheist fold and as a confirmed and ardent believer I kept my head firmly in the sand for too long. I lived that foolish duality…
Statements of Lack of Faith
I am a fairly recent atheist. I'm really more of a Judeo-Christian agnostic, but I have a suspicion this is just old habits dying hard. It's not been an easy…
Winter Retreat
It's cold. Cold in Memphis. We don't "do" cold very well, which is silly because it's only hot here for 6 or so months of the year. Starting about now…
Small world
I just had a call from a friend I knew as a postdoc, who has just started her own lab. "Dude, did you tell someone to apply for the open…
I get mail
Every now and then I get an email from a postdoc or similar asking for advice on how to make the step away from the bench. Sometimes the person just…
Freedom…ish
This is a knee jerk post. I have done no research. It is based on experience of this case, this "environment*" and today's news about the West Memphis 3 and…
Hey Kiddo
Well, here we are then. I guess you really are real. It's not just your mum making things up to get extra food and sleep, and to uh miss her…
Territorial demarcation
We're moving. My office, that is. The Unit I once belonged to (biomedical informatics) has been subsumed into the Office of Research, along with a couple of other bits and…
On the move
Well Dear Reader, the Powers-that-Be have finally made their plans known to those of us at the lower heights of the totem pole...we're moving to the Office of Research! I…
Deary me, where does the time go?
Hello Reader, remember me? Sorry I've been so quiet. I know all one of you hang on my every, fleeting word. There have been some major changes at my work…
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