Category Archives: General Commentary

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Just Excuses

Posted on October 20, 2011 by SusanG

I first want to acknowledge and apologize for my lack of posts in the last week or so. I know as readers you expect there to be something new to read with relative regularity and frequency. My bad. I could … Continue reading →

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Places Longed For

Posted on October 9, 2011 by SusanG

Have you ever had a longing for some place you have lived, or even just visited? Something about that place so appealed to you that you just want that feeling you had there back. And then one day something happens … Continue reading →

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Cool Internet Science Projects

Posted on October 1, 2011 by SusanG

By now you have probably heard the story about the ‘gamers’ that helped find a key protein in the fight against AIDS just by playing a game. Did you know there are other cool things like that out there? I … Continue reading →

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If Reading Were Cool, I Would Be Cool Too.

Posted on September 12, 2011 by SusanG

I like to read. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t like to read. Even when I’m in a low reading phase I’m usually still reading something. Sometimes it’s magazines or web sites, or the shampoo bottle but I … Continue reading →

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Hactivism, Are We Missing the Point?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by SusanG

I was reading a book that has a quote in it that is attributed to historian Charles Austin Beard. The quote is: “You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous … Continue reading →

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