Today I was exposed to a novel idea that I thought I would share. The idea comes from a paper that came up as part of a reading group I’m in which is delving into the recent philosophy of chemistry material. The article was a chapter from “Professionalism and Ethics in Chemistry” by Jeffrey Kovac (Amazon) wherein […]
Peace Corps Interview Day
Today was, in my mind, the first real Peace Corps step. Rather than some electronic form and application that I had to fill out, today’s step was much more physical and concrete. Today was the day of my Peace Corps interview. The interview is well known and is expected to be both lengthy and involved […]
On the Unification of Language
It is hard to be me. Well perhaps is it not really all that hard, but as is common with most people as far as I know there are certain weaknesses which would drive one to insanity if not for the other aspects of talent and life. Language has always fascinated me. At the age […]
Complacency
All too often we let the satisfaction of living our lives the way we imagine to be relegated solely to our imaginations. While it is hard not to fall into the trap of claiming that we are too busy or our schedules don’t work out or that it costs too much, most of the time […]
Winery Adventure
Last week while at the Farm, I was chewing over the potential crops and uses for the several acres of cleared land behind and beside the farmhouse. After going over the typical list of crops such as corn or potato I looked up to see a dilapidated fence, or rather fenceposts, in the field across […]
Antropology
Recently the field of Anthropology has been capturing yet another person into it’s net; anthropology has completely conquered my sensibilities. While I realize it is a bit early in our love affair to honestly attest to any long term plans and commitments, I must say that anthropology is a field that I may go to graduate school […]
Writing for Life
Although I am one to tell others that writing is an activity that I both enjoy and find useful, I am also one that struggles with actually committing thoughts to written words. First I must confess that if someone were to inquire about my writing ability I would claim “I am a fine writer, quite […]