Daily Archives: 14 March 2011

Gonna go where the bright lights and the big city meet

No red guitar (on fire*) in sight, though, just this: Pretty soon everybody got one Two questions: 1) Why does anything need to be taken beyond anyone’s desires? Let alone a toilet, of all things?

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In which I lose my temper

Late last year I blogged about the new health and safety rule handed down on high from the research council that funds our institute: all staff must wear safety glasses at all times while in the laboratory – regardless of … Continue reading

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Retribution

Human beings have an astonishing capacity for five four five things: 1) Double standards; 2) Inability to understand relative risks; 3) Taking things personally; 4) er… 5) … that’s it. Item 1: I spent my teenage years at a Rudolf … Continue reading

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