Gross Anatomy Lab
At this year’s UW Mini Med School I had the opportunity to attend a Gross Anatomy lab. (Right: our hosts, Dr. Cheng and Dr. Brentnall), The lab had six cadavers on gurneys, wrapped in a heavy fabric in body bags, … Continue reading
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Index
One of the nicer aspects of my job is that I get to check out a fairly wide geographic area in finer detail than I have up until now. I now realize that when I did fee appraisals, the range … Continue reading
Clusterf*ck
As a result of profound ignorance in planning and traffic control, it can take twenty minutes to make it through this half mile stretch of 128th Street SW in Everett. Apparently, when the roads were being designed, the concept of … Continue reading
OMG
For my friends who love chemistry and groaners:
2013 Mini-Med School (Session 1)
The University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) presents a series of lectures every year that highlight the cutting edge research and community outreach that the UWSOM is involved in. It is primarily a PR program to encourage people to … Continue reading
Mackerel Sky
As an eight year old, I remember walking along Porter Avenue in Buffalo with my father. We were talking about the weather, that I was interested in understanding it, and he told me that the proper name for the study … Continue reading
Chillin’
Deeply engrossed in the history of the Congo, under the rapacious exploitation of King Leopold of Belgium. The book, “King Leopold’s Ghost” by Adam Hochschild, was a Christmas gift from my sister-in-law, Jenifer. It describes the genocidal plundering of the … Continue reading
Maury Christmas
Safe Driving
One of the best things about my job is that I will be able to take training and actually get paid while I complete it! New hires at Snohomish County are “encouraged” to take a defensive driving course, which has … Continue reading
Julia Set
An explanation for John Moore: Where n = 3.
Attention Math Geeks
TED Talk – Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover This will be interesting to anyone who is interested in teaching, or has concerns or frustrations with how teaching is done in the US. I’ve said many times – we … Continue reading
TED Talk – Becci Manson: (Re)touching lives through photos
I stumbled upon a very interesting TED talk. Becci Manson is a photo retoucher who flew to Tóhoku, Japan after the 2011 earthquake/tsunami to help with cleanup and rebuilding. She writes: “During those 3 weeks of digging ditches and gutting … Continue reading
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