Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:00 AM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 7:25 PM • 23 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
2010 blog-reader census.
Category: Blogospheric science
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:35 PM • 31 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Necessity is the mother of longer text messages?
Category: Technical issues
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Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:10 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Corrupting the youth at freshman orientation.
Category: Academia
Hey kid, wanna major in philosophy? (Be sure to clear your browser history so your mom doesn't find out.)
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:19 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
If search strings were writing assignments ...
Category: Blogospheric science
From time to time I have a look at the search strings that have brought readers to this blog. Looking at some of the recent queries, I can't help but wonder what kind of blog this would be if these...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:37 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The blogger's hypothetical imperatives.
Category: Academia
In the midst of the ongoing conversation about managing career and housework and who knows what else (happening here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and likely some places I've missed), ScientistMother wondered about one of the blogospheric voices...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:28 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The work-life balance minefield.
Category: Women and science
It's hard to speak of experiences making work-life balance decisions without someone feeling as if my "is" is intended to have the force of an "ought".
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 6:10 PM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Question for the hive mind: 5 AM is sneezy time?
Category: Personal
This is a blog post that I more or less composed in my mind early this morning when, at 5 AM, I awoke with a runny nose and started sneezing. Just like I have every morning at 5 AM for...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 10:54 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Rabbit update: the great outdoors.
Category: Critters
When last we checked in with Snowflake Free-Ride, our intrepid white rabbit had not yet found the courage to venture all the way to the end of the drawbridge from her hutch. Well, on Tuesday, Snowflake got the bunny equivalent...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:27 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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