http://www.flopkins.com Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:02:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new review article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) analyzes recent math testing data and concludes that the gender performance gap in mathematics is non-existent in the aggregate level from K-12 in the US (thanks No Child Left Behind for all the wealth of testing data ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=131 I seriously thought that I'd have *more* time after I finished my dissertation to do fun things like crafting and blogging...  What was I THINKING???!!   In reality, I've been *crazy* busy with what feels like 4 jobs:  my real one that actually pays me something, finishing papers for my graduate ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=126 Just got hold of the news that Obama is going to make a stem cell announcement on Monday via the Washington Post!!!! Yayayay!!!!! http://www.flopkins.com/?p=124 And why am I so excited about our new President, you ask? Not because of what he will hopefully do to improve the economy, our healthcare, and foreign relations... really, what a nightmare the man has to deal with! I am excited because there will finally be a ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=109 Well, I'm just a *little* late on posting this but I suppose since I've done an inordinate amount of whining about it on this blog, I better announce that as of Friday, 12/12/08 (yay.. an easy to remember date!) I am 'Phinally Done' - according to the sticker on the ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=105 In case you didn't know, the amount of detail required to fully submit your dissertation is a little overwhelming.  It's as if they know that you're at the end of your rope, about to annihilate everyone around you, and just when you think you've saved yourself from complete insanity, you ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=100 all of the horrible red 'fragmented files' slowly turning into pretty blue 'contiguous files'... Last night at some point after Obama was clearly in the lead, or had been declared the winner, or something, Ryan started complaining how cold he was...  except he was only wearing a t-shirt.  I handed him ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=98 I have to admit it is more a feeling of relief than anything else.  Even though all the polls were predicting an Obama win, I still had that little nagging worry in my mind... Bonnie summed up my feelings quite well:  "You mean, you're glad that Americans aren't as racist as ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=95 handmade by Kathleen of Grosgrain fame...  and GIVEN AWAY FOR FREE!!!!  O_O  The internet is an amazing place, with some amazing people. I have to say though, that my mom made me some pretty great halloween costumes when I was little.  I was Rainbow Brite one year.  I think that was ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=90 but I truly do not understand how 'white people' (ok, ok, anyone know anyone who has grown up eating their grapefruit like this?!  I need a survey on the demographics of this population.)  eat grapefruit. And by 'white people' I mean anyone who cuts it crosswise and scoops out ... http://www.flopkins.com/?p=84