So, unlike the 17,000 other bomb threats I’ve experienced since the VA Tech incident (I go to one university and live within spitting distance of two others), the women’s clinic shenanigans that I mentioned earlier were real. An arrest has been made. The make-shift bomb was full of nails.
The best part about this story is [...]
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An Inspiration
Originally uploaded by Kristina B.
She decided to switch careers, like many of us do. What’s different about her is that she did so in her late fifties or early sixties. So she began her PhD then, and it turns out it was a good decision. She’s an accomplished professor and researcher. [...]
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Posted in austin, tagged austin, news on April 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A package with an explosive device was found (requires you to sign up, but it’s free. or just use BugMeNot)at a women’s clinic about a quarter mile from my house. That’s just great. Needless to say, one of the services offered there is abortion.
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Posted in photography on April 25, 2007 | No Comments »
nani
Originally uploaded by Kristina B.
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Posted in photography on April 25, 2007 | No Comments »
ribbit.
Originally uploaded by Kristina B.
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Posted in deep thoughts on April 25, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m just curious because, well, you know this is kind of painful to live through twice. I saw a girl on a street corner today who had a haircut that reminded me of the one my mother hand when I was a toddler. It’s one of those haircuts that you’re embarrassed about later [...]
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Posted in home, photography on April 25, 2007 | No Comments »
this is what greets me every day
Originally uploaded by Kristina B.
*no* thanks to any gardening skills on my part (they were there when we bought the house and have flourished despite us).
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Pretty much! But, what does one do about that?
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Posted in academia, sociology on April 20, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Here’s my problem with grad school and research. I have an idea. I sit down to write the paper. This will be easy, I think. I’m a strong writer. I’m a quick reader. I’ve got a sharp wit, damn it. And then. And then I become utterly [...]
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Posted in gender, sociology on April 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
This rocks. Women are taking over sociology! Watch out, male sociologists. It’s a woman’s field, now.
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