Folie A Deux

This is the promised update on my job situation. I have officially been declined for the Eugene P. Wigner Fellowship at Oak Ridge, and for the assistant professor position at Easter Washington University in Cheney Washington. I didn’t want to say anything about the Eastern Washington interview until I knew if I had an offer [...]

Dear IRS, you all have inspired me to write a haiku. Enjoy. +++++++++++++++++++ didn’t get it right, I don’t think they want me to, IRS-suck it +++++++++++++++++++ So, it took me forever to plug through our federal tax return. I wanted to be thorough and squeeze out every possible cent the feds stole this year. [...]

For only $1,225 through Amazon.com you can have a 225 lb elk carcass cut to your specifications and delivered to your door. If you’re not looking for that much meat at one time, you can buy a fresh whole rabbit (read the user comments), six cans of corned beef for 14.04, or a pack of [...]

An aerial view of LDS. I’m working on the hospital wards again- this time at LDS hospital. LDS is a big private hospital in “the avenues,” a pricey residential area of Salt Lake City. There are a lot of differences between the University Hospital and LDS.

Ummm … ehm, ehm.