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The Drake Equation: N = R x Fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L. L represents the lifetime of a radio-capable civilization. Climate change leads me to believe that the 7th term is small, but then, I do struggle with pessimism.
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husband and dad, high school science teacher, Roman Catholic, bicycle commuter, backpacker and gardener (but not at the same time).
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Location: Minnesota, USA
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Part 2 of this occasional series told the story of Wonderful Wife, an X-ray, a long hallway, and an extra charge. Part 1 of this occasional series told the story of Dauntless Daughter and a stray cat in the intermountain west. Part three starts with a...
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I am not, by nature, an early adopter but I married one and that has led me outside my comfort zone more than once over the last 25 (or so) years...most recently with the purchase of a plug-in electric vehicle. Don’t get me wrong, I firmly believe the...
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I went to a small liberal arts college in the Midwest to learn how to be a teacher. At that particular college, students in the teacher preparation program had to navigate two types of criticism. The first was economic — why pursue a career vector with...
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Part one of this occasional series was about the $12,000 cost incurred when dauntless daughter played “pat the cat” with a stray. It worked out — but in the end we shelled out $2000 for a technology that was old in the 1800s. Recently Wonderful Wife...
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I am a bicycle commuter. I started thanks to a shaming by my sophomores during the unit on climate change. I don’t actually like biking. Given the choice of walking and biking, I choose walking every time. But work is 8 miles away which is just over a...
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Last fall, Dauntless Daughter was taking a walk as a break from the rigors of pharmacy school in the far away world of the intermountain west. On her walk she encountered a cat, which, being Dauntless Daughter, she stopped to pat. The cat was...
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