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Mike Dunford was a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studied evolution. Life as an army spouse has since moved him on to Pensacola, where he's currently trying to figure out what to do next. While he's doing that, he writes stuff here, although not usually in the third person. He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb. As is the case with everyone else here, his opinions are his own, and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with.
May 31, 2009
Category: Medicine
Wichita NBC affiliate KSHB-TV is reporting that the suspect being held in the assassination of Dr. George Tiller is a man named Scott Roeder. Posters in the forums at the DemocraticUnderground have identified at least one posting at Operation...
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May 29, 2009
Category: Science
...and very well may not ever do again: tell you that I actually enjoyed reading a post on the Discovery Institute's blog. I haven't commented on the whole Ida the fossil hoopla before now, but, like a good chunk...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 10:33 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 27, 2009
Category: Flaming Small-Minded Stupidity
I'm not sure how I missed it when it first appeared, but it seems that a few days ago one of the other bloggers on this network - Greg Laden - wrote a post that discussed some of the...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:53 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 26, 2009
Category: Picture Posts
Today's quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson; the picture was taken at the Linnean Society last summer....
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Category: Politics
It's being widely reported that President Obama will announce his pick to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter within the next hour. According to the reports, Obama has chosen Sonya Sotomayor for the job. Sotomayor was appointed to...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 9:34 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Misc
Just to give those of you who might care a heads-up, my blogging is likely to become somewhat sporadic over the next two-to-three months, mostly due to family commitments. We're moving again in early July. This time, it's a...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 9:18 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 24, 2009
Category: Basic Concepts
Like my friend Henry, I'm overweight and trying not to be. He is, I think, a couple of "stone" heavier than I am. (Whatever the hell that means - you'd think that dealing in pounds and kilograms alone would...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 6:36 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
May 21, 2009
Category: Misc
As many of you know, my family circumstances do not put me neatly within the American norm. I've got a functioning Y-chromosome, but even though I'm happily married, I've done single parent duty for months at a time. Even...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 3:19 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Education
Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified for the first time in front of the House Education and Labor Committee yesterday, on the topic of the President's education plan. Duncan was the only witness for the hearing, and his testimony covered...
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May 19, 2009
Category: Politics
As a blogger, I've got to say that I love Michael Steele. All I have to do when I'm having a hard time trying to find something to write about is pop over to Google News and type his...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 11:23 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
