tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post7631101746750076824..comments2013-10-28T22:46:53.202+00:00Comments on Strange News From The Plankton: A random report on LouisvillePlumbagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517664753686599228noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-10911295332225552992009-07-24T17:31:49.228+01:002009-07-24T17:31:49.228+01:00Ah- So, I haven't been directly affected by t...Ah- So, I haven't been directly affected by the education cuts as of yet. I have teaching units for the coming semester, and could have actually had them coming out my ears, but chose not to overload myself. Too much of my life has been about overload. The pollinator stuff: Tehre has been lots of buzz lately about Colony Collapse Disorder and its effect on honey bees, and thus, the emerging importance of native bees. There is this fellow at Berkeley doing a lot in this regard, and if dont find a way to fit myself in, and pollinator conservation really takes off as a field, I'll be really pissed with myself. Part of the reason I passed on overloading myself was so that I can *hopefully* get something going there that I would enjoy really developing. And, hopefully, be compensated for.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841401956111498745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-86873293242210567232009-07-24T16:36:51.526+01:002009-07-24T16:36:51.526+01:00Sorry, I was being needlessly confusing there. I ...Sorry, I was being needlessly confusing there. I didn't mean the BBQ (although, sadly, I missed out on that in Kentucky), I meant your remark over at an earlier posting: "Me, I'm planning to get back knee deep in pollinator conservation stuff".<br /><br />This isn't in response to CA's financial woes and potential teaching cuts is it? I hope not. Although there was an item about it on the news this morning. Looks like the 2003 recall may not have been so clever after all.<br /><br />Anyway, what's the story on cross-kingdom sex-facilitators?Plumbagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517664753686599228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-41057501597032785572009-07-24T16:01:31.779+01:002009-07-24T16:01:31.779+01:00Ah... BBQ is, I guess, American shorthand for Bar...Ah... BBQ is, I guess, American shorthand for Barbeque. You were in Kentucky BBQ country, and it would have really been a shame if you didn't sample it to have in mind for eventually comparison to Carolina-style or Texas-style or KansasCity-style. <br /><br />"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_variations_of_barbecue"Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841401956111498745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-12719877934660168532009-07-21T09:03:12.496+01:002009-07-21T09:03:12.496+01:00Actually, I've had to amend my post since I di...Actually, I've had to amend my post since I did get a really good chocolate milkshake at White Castle. I almost gave myself a stroke trying to suck it through a straw (in fact, I collapsed two straws in the attempt), but it made up somewhat for the whole <i>burger experience</i>.<br /><br />Possibly with you, possibly not, but I've been to In-and-Out burger while in California. Although they've stuck to their fast food roots, I thought they were really good.<br /><br />I also remember that you can alter their "In-and-Out Burger" bumper stickers to "In-and-Out urge" to communicate a less-than-wholesome message.<br /><br />P.S. What was that cryptic note about science stuff at the end of your last comment all about? Do tell ...Plumbagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517664753686599228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-76151297086086692422009-07-21T05:41:24.460+01:002009-07-21T05:41:24.460+01:00Sorry you didn't care for White Castle. It...Sorry you didn't care for White Castle. It's sort of an acquired thing, and best with lots of mustard if you ask me. It's got nothing on In-and-out, with its crazy secret menu :)<br /><br />Did you have BBQ out there?Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841401956111498745noreply@blogger.com