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Time off between semesters? Hardly!

sciencewoman | January 23, 2009

SW Notes: This post was begun a few weeks ago...you know, in the break between semesters. But I've been delayed and delayed in getting it done, and today is a day of metaphorical desk-clearing. So I'm just going to put it up now, half complete and let you all finish discussing it in the comments section. The scene: My car insurance office Insurance agent: You work at Mystery U.? You're on break now for a couple weeks, right? ScienceWoman: Well, sort of. Classes start back up in mid-January, but there's lots of work to be done before then. Insurance agent: Oh. That scene is hardly unique in…