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Passed Qualifying Exams!

Qualifying Exam: 3 questions answered in 4 days, resulting in: 38 pages, 161 paragraphs, 9627 words From December 2nd to December 5th, I took my qualifying exams, a milestone and requirement for completion of my doctoral degree in technical communication and rhetoric.  I answered the following t...

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Dear Little Evil Gut Bug

Here is a letter I found necessary to write today. While it is completely off topic from my studies, perhaps it will provide you with some understanding as to why there will be no on-topic post today. Dear little evil gut bug, I am writing to implore you to cease your operations, which surely mu...

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Nice Pic

OK, this Blog is supposed to be all about my research. But I thought I'd share this nice pic. Thanx to Tyson Crosbie for this one. ...

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Post PodcampAZ 08

Last week, I attended and presented both days at PodcampAZ 08. It was truly an excellent event at which I met many great people. Much networking, exchanged social capital, and gained inspiration. Here is a video of me (shot by @queengeek) presenting on Day2. It was a panel discussion on the use o...

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The Mother of All Tax Loopholes

My Sister wrote me today; actually, she just sent a link to the latest moveon.org petition. This one, which I do support, is to help prevent "the mother of all tax loopholes." Basically, if you are in the highest income percentage, you pay virtually nothing in taxes. I signed the petition for congre...

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