Author Archives: jerkyface

The New York City Marathon.  26.2 miles.  The Bronx; Brooklyn; Queens; Manhattan; and…ummm…oh right, Staten Island.  Some consider the NYC Marathon to be the Mount Everest of the common man.  So how does one conquer this Everest of blacktop and … Continue reading →

Hi there. We tried to be subtle, but that didn’t work. My supervisor said I should just ignore your email, but I feel you deserve an explanation: A) we feel for you, appreciate your situation and don’t envy what you’ve … Continue reading →

My thesis adviser during grad school, Professor Thompson, always advocated that his lab assistants get in the habit of taking meticulous notes, and writing a narrative log, or “diary”, of the different experiments one performs is a great way to … Continue reading →