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My Mom brought me back a copy of The Hunting Wasp by John Crompton from her parents’ home in England. I’ve only read the first chapter so far–which is surprisingly good for a book about bugs–but the author’s biography on the dust jacket is delightful. I posted a picture of it here

Check it out, back in October I blogged about an idea I had for a sociology project: My Idea for a Sociology Project.
Here’s my idea for a sociology project: Measure the walking speeds of different social groups and different proffessions.
The results might look something like this: “We found that on average New York Police walk [...]

I’m back in Ottawa after a week away in Toronto and Goose Bay. I added a few more photos from “The Big Land” to my flickr stream.
In the hotel they were selling little souvenir versions of the makeshift tool used to skin caribou and seals. I would have bought one, but they were expensive and [...]

I’m in Goose Bay. Conditions are cold and rainy, except when it is snowing.
I’m here because Goose Bay is hosting the fly-off portion of the annual UVS Canada Competition. It’s a nationwide competition where university teams build and fly UAVs. The teams are required to perform the search part of a search and rescue mission.
I’ve [...]