Schoodic Peninsula

A part of Acadia National Park on the mainland.

A Bird at Schoodic Peninsula

A bird at the rocky beach in Maine…

Sand Beach

Sand Beach in Acadia National Park…

Jordan Pond

Jordan Pond is in Acadia National Park.

Champlain Mountain

This was taken while hiking up Champlain Mountain on Mt Desert Island, Acadia National Park.

Not a Genius, Not a Criminal

It seems like my best days are behind me. I won’t be making any major scientific breakthroughs now that I am in my 30s and married. Satoshi Kanazawa, a psychologist at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, compiled a database of the biographies of 280 great scientists, noting their age at the time when… Continue reading Not a Genius, Not a Criminal

Spam and Blacklist

I have been getting regular spam in the comments recently. Therefore, I have installed the MT-Blacklist plugin to prevent posting of spam comments. If you encounter any problems with comments or trackback, please let me know. Also, the plugin allows one to publicly publish their blacklist. Mine will be published here when I add to… Continue reading Spam and Blacklist

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Back

I am back. The Maine trip was a lot of fun. Blogging will resume later today.

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Off to the 38th

State, that is. I am leaving for Maine today. After this trip, I’ll have visited or driven through 38 states (airport stopovers don’t count). The ones missing: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin. I’ll be back on Tuesday. In the meantime, there are some excellent weblogs on my… Continue reading Off to the 38th

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Zack for President

I support Senator Hatch’s proposed resolution, not entirely for selfless reasons. Hatch has introduced a resolution to amend the Constitution’s ban on non-American-born presidents by allowing people who have been U.S. citizens for at least 20 years to be elected to the White House. The resolution text is here. There is also a similar House… Continue reading Zack for President

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