Tag Archives: silliness

Hi tech solutions for building demolition/renovation

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Steve Caplan

I just hope they left the right people alone in the correct room!

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Legacy 2012

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Having just read poor Stephen’s “Year” I must admit that since Wed. I am not faring any better. My lymph nodes feel like coconuts, and my head feels as though someone keeps inflating balloons under my skin. I had hoped … Continue reading →

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More on creative self-promotion…

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Shameless. Simply shameless. But last chance for 2012…. Matter Over Mind and Welcome Home, Sir  

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Imaginings

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Steve Caplan

What happens to someone who is “swallowed up” by work commitments? You start to imagine–or think you do… The departmental hallway, recently

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Ph.D. Pranks and Comeuppance

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Seeing as April 1st has come and gone, I would like to dedicate this blog to one of my favorite Ph.D. pranks (I’ve reported on a few in this forum in the past)–AND to tell you about a little email … Continue reading →

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Adolescent games, now and then

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Although I am on target in dealing with my pressure at work, I did want to post a short and silly/funny blog. I can’t help admiring how adolescents today have such a wide variety of electronic gadgets at their disposal–especially … Continue reading →

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…And so say all of us…and so say all…

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Steve Caplan

My belated congrats–couldn’t resist joining in, although I was a latecomer. So a quick ramble: One day, I was minding my gap, when someone came up to me and said, “I have a confession—I was driving by the city limits … Continue reading →

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One morning, the phone in the lab rings

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Revenge can be sweet. It doesn’t have to be for anything really bad, or serious. Sometimes it tastes just as good in answer to a bit of attitude, some haughtiness, someone getting too big for his/her britches. Or in this … Continue reading →

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It is what it is

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Steve Caplan

As a scientist who spends a lot of time looking at data, I sometimes feel that we venture into an area where we are in danger of over-interpreting our results. On the one hand, it is a perfectly natural and … Continue reading →

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Best Protein Names–the winners!

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Steve Caplan

Recently, we announced a competition for the best/funniest protein names. Now, after great debate among the professional judges, I am proud to report the winning protein names for this year’s contest. Drumroll, please… First Place: INDY–I’m not dead yet from … Continue reading →

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