Yes, I’m on Twitter- alandove: Another reason we need universal healthcare. @DrFriedenCDC "education & income ... keys to better health. Another reason to stay in school!"
- alandove: No, the Lexus with its lights on probably doesn't belong to anyone at this public health meeting.
- alandove: RT @stevesilberman: Taxes, spending and deficits are all lower today than when Obama took office. http://t.co/NGnJlr5l
- alandove: Good: Apple store next door to conference. Bad: they couldn't fix it either. Good: bought Bluetooth keyboard, now phone = laptop.
- alandove: @lhrandall Cool! I've been sitting about five rows back, end of row, house left. Will probably take same seat tomorrow.
- alandove: My new laptop. #oldschool http://t.co/UK1oPLAQ
- alandove: Just arrived in ATL to cover 2 conferences, and my brand new MacBook Air suddenly and completely croaked. No words for how much this sucks.
- alandove: The journey of a thousand miles should begin with an empty bladder.
- alandove: RT @profvrr: This Week in Virology (TWiV) episode 183 is up: Bats out of hell http://t.co/8ukXCDCq
- alandove: Plenty happens if you listen to HF radio frequencies. "We keep hearing about these ... sunspots and nothing happens!" @sciencegoddess
Tag Archives: environment
Just Mow It
A local friend just contacted me to ask who takes care of our leaf removal, so I told her: nobody. Ever since moving to the suburbs, I’ve had to take care of a lawn, and one of the first shortcuts … Continue reading
How about “For Use Only in Vehicles and Engines Not Covered by the Partial Waiver for E15″
In a move that pleased nobody but corn-state politicians and lobbyists, the US EPA has decreed that gasoline can now be adulterated blended with up to 15% ethanol. But only if the fuel is going into a car built since … Continue reading
FDA Tries to Balance Risks in Drug Disposal
The FDA has just launched a new web page about medication disposal, focusing on the tricky problem of drugs that are too hazardous to throw in the trash. The page highlights the danger of Junior or Fluffy getting into a … Continue reading
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It's Not a Clunker, Dammit
Yesterday featured a bittersweet transition for me. We traded in our 1995 Volvo 960, which we’d bought used two years ago, on a brand-new Honda Fit. The Volvo, with more than 171,000 miles behind it, had just finished hauling a … Continue reading
Delightful Digests of the Dismal Science
Thanks to a Google-facilitated shout from an old friend, I recently found myself browsing a blog that has every right to be horribly boring: it’s about environmental economics. Wait, wait, before you skip down the page, take a look at the blog in question. I found myself reading post after post, learning interesting new things all the way through. Who knew economics could be so entertaining?
The brains behind the operation are two economics professors, one at Ohio State University and one at Appalachian State University, and they have a real knack for making complex economic concepts readable. The Ohio half of the team, Tim Haab, was one of my compatriots in the Old Mill High School Band percussion section. Looks like we did pretty well for a couple of dumb drummers. Continue reading