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Zuska is the kick-ass alter-ego of Suzanne E Franks. When not dispensing Zuska's wisdom, Suzanne can often be found gardening, reading, or having one of her thrice-weekly migraines.
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The place where I come from...is a small town. Coalfields of the Appalachian Mountains
You will be wanting to read my excellent essay, 'Suzy the Computer' vs. 'Dr. Sexy': What's a Geek Girl to Do When She Wants to Get Laid? in She's Such a Geek! Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff.
If you have not yet figured out why you shoud not be using terms like "hard science" and "soft skills", then you absolutely need to read Telling Stories About Engineering: Group Dynamics and Resistance to Diversity in NWSA Journal v. 16 No. 1, 2004 (Re)Gendering Science Fields.
You should also read They Blinded Me With Science: Misuse and Misunderstanding of Biological Theory, an excellent critique of Thornhill and Palmer's nonsense about rape as an evolutionary strategy. You can find it in Burack and Josephson's must-read tome, Fundamental Differences: Feminists Talk Back to Social Conservatives.
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Category: Friday Fare
The pain of having to get up early on Saturday - in order to get the good stuff before it's gone - is canceled out by the tasty joys of all the good meals you can make with that good stuff.
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Category: Announcements
I've been thinking a lot lately, and it seems to me that I spend way too much time puking on other peoples' shoes and not nearly enough time prancing about in my own fancy high heels.
Posted by Zuska at 9:06 AM • 27 Comments •
Category: Geekalicious
If you've been reading the blogs of some of my Sciblings, you know there is this Pi(e) Day contest going on, till March 14. (Get it?) You are supposed to bake a pie, then post a picture and the recipe....
Posted by Zuska at 9:44 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: Friday Fare
Yes: shoes! Made out of flowers 'n' stuff!
Posted by Zuska at 8:40 PM • 7 Comments •
Category: Gardening For Life
Here's hoping that if you have a witch hazel, it is blooming gloriously for you.
Posted by Zuska at 9:32 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: Friday Fare
Spawned by Alice over at Sciencewomen, who dragged it here from Facebook. Because I needed something silly and lighthearted to think about....
Posted by Zuska at 3:07 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Friday Fare
Cat owner? Or just want to be? These engineers can help you out!...
Posted by Zuska at 4:38 PM • 4 Comments •
Category: Friday Fare
It's no shoe of the week, but it's the best this hairy-legged feminazi can offer.
Posted by Zuska at 3:09 PM • 17 Comments •
Category: Friday Fare
Use the fork as your scale. That's a normal-sized fork. That's NOT a normal-sized piece of cake.
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Category: Friday Fare
I spent a lot of time on airplanes in the last few weeks, and so I spent a lot of time reading in-flight magazines. Southwest's Spirit is not so bad. In the pages of the September edition I learned about...
Posted by Zuska at 3:33 PM • 7 Comments •
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