Typical Me

It’s now 5:53 AM. My Math Structures exam is due at 9:50. There are nine problems, I’m on #2. This has to be healthy.
On the plus side, the Twins beat the Indians 6-5 in 10 innings last night night. I know; I was there. After all, who’s going to pass [...]

Which Came First?

This is what we talk about over dinner in my house.
“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”
If you’re a Creationist, the chicken obviously came first, because God created the first chickens, which subsequently laid eggs.
If you’re an Evolutionist, the egg obviously came first, since a genetic mutation in an offspring somewhere along the line [...]

I’m Gonna Miss Minneapolis

This weekend I finally realized just how close I am to graduation.
When I go dancing on Thursday nights in Minneapolis, there’s one song that often gets played. It’s called “I’m Gonna Miss Minneapolis” and it’s by Vic Volare. I’ve never liked that song. In fact, I distinctly dislike it. It’s just [...]

It’s Worse Than I Thought

Congratulations to all the folks that participated in the Winchell Symposium of the Minnesota Academy of Science. Although our Economics session was rather small, it was great to see the other things that undergraduate economists are up to. I didn’t get the chance to check out the sessions in the hard sciences, but [...]

Sleep: How I Scorn Thee Meaninglessly

You know you’ve got senioritis when you’re not sleeping enough–not because you have too much work to do–but because you just procrastinate that much.
I am a useless ball of procrastination.  I cannot get myself to do anything, and when I do, it is only under penalty of severe sleeplessness.  It’s amazing how good I seem [...]