tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post7542319759696425299..comments2023-12-29T12:27:36.793-05:00Comments on Pondering blather: It's a New Year!!! Woohoo!!!Odysseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589096873729951466noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-70372591036958086752009-01-07T10:25:00.000-05:002009-01-07T10:25:00.000-05:00Tasmania? Perhaps, but there's very little inbreed...Tasmania? Perhaps, but there's very little inbreeding in my family.Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-90948031321841836732009-01-06T22:13:00.000-05:002009-01-06T22:13:00.000-05:00I am new here! Thanks for the tip. From the portra...I am new here! Thanks for the tip. <BR/>From the portrait, I'm guessing PiT is Tasmanian (arf arf).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-18256981487743018712009-01-06T10:10:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:10:00.000-05:00Again, I admit to nothing :)Again, I admit to nothing :)Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-68869549602331813432009-01-06T09:47:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:47:00.000-05:00You're a cheerful bastard aren't you.......and wit...You're a cheerful bastard aren't you.......and with good reason!!!<BR/><BR/>Go for it bro....life's too short to have regrets!JollyRgrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551395470416349174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-16924882826438343522009-01-06T09:12:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:12:00.000-05:00PiT,You're not a *gasp* Bananabender, are you? :-)...PiT,<BR/>You're not a *gasp* Bananabender, are you? :-)Odysseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589096873729951466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-91580620454719726412009-01-06T08:18:00.000-05:002009-01-06T08:18:00.000-05:00Haha - I admit to nothing.Haha - I admit to nothing.Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-84433293112899140962009-01-06T07:43:00.000-05:002009-01-06T07:43:00.000-05:00Procrastinating Postgrad,I guess you're new here. ...Procrastinating Postgrad,<BR/>I guess you're new here. Welcome! I'm from the land of Oz. A Sandgroper in fact. <A HREF="http://trainingprofessor.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Professor in Training</A> is also an ex-pat.Odysseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589096873729951466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-27401749841330076162009-01-06T00:39:00.000-05:002009-01-06T00:39:00.000-05:00The Impact of Geography on New Year Career Blues.....The Impact of Geography on New Year Career Blues.....<BR/>Here in the Southern Hemisphere, New Year happens in summer, and I'm in the middle of six weeks of summer holidays. Partner also on hols, two happy children eating icecream every afternoon and sleeping in (unrelated but great). What's not to love! Also, here in uhSTRAYuh, we just elected a nerd to run our country, and the median age of permanent academic staff is over 55, so I just got my first teaching contract because so many retired in my school. Seriously, you should all think about coming to Australia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019181.post-44958252585775585932009-01-05T11:02:00.000-05:002009-01-05T11:02:00.000-05:00Besides, bitching and moaning about such things is...<I>Besides, bitching and moaning about such things is not only a waste of time, but also makes you a less than desirable colleague. I'd rather be working on my kick-ass science.</I><BR/><BR/>Totally agree! I was snowshoeing with two colleagues yesterday in incredibly beautiful surroundings and they were both bitching and moaning about whether our program will be shut down, that we have a ton of students applying for the fall, blah, blah, blah. All I could think was (a) we still have jobs, (b) students <I>want</I> to join our program, (c) the dean has just funneled some additional money our way and (d) we are snowshoeing on a Sunday and I don't want to talk about work. They seriously need to get off their soapboxes and start doing something productive, like some slamming hot science ... except maybe not today as we are having yet another snow day!<BR/><BR/>Ok, I need to get cracking on the grants that are nearing their submission deadlines.<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.com