TAN #179-It's smart to use a protecTANt. (Page 52)

Thanks.  That was it.

I've know a number of PhDs that arent that "smart".  They know a lot about what they know but they don't know how to think critically or extrapolate and I am convinced some PhD's come straight out of a crackerjack box!

I got a $100 bill in my pocket...  That's rare.

Oh, interesting observation.  The first 30 yrs of my life in the midwest and Denver, seeing a $100 bill was sort of a novelty.  I probably only saw a couple per year.  But when you are on the strip here in Vegas, they are as common as $20's it seems.  Even the ATM's spit them out like $20's.

Really what kind of PhDs are they offering?

I have wondered about that myself.  I understand it used to be that they wouldn't to maintain diversity of thought but I am not so sure these days with the instant colaboration abilities that exist now.

a PhD only shows you were dedicated enough to keep going to school.  Some of the stupidest people I know have PhDs.  I respect that they put in the work to get a piece of paper, but a good chunk of the time I am thoroughly unimpressed with what they bring to the table. 

I grew up in NM where my dad worked at Lost Alamos labs as a metallurgic engineer working on nuclear reactors and weapons so I got to meet some of those super smart nuclear physiscists.  Those guys are scary smart but damn are some of them lacking in common sense.  Some of them couldn't even change a flat tire if they needed to.

Nothing quite like going to pick your Dad up from work and having to sit in the car under the watchful eye of a really big guy with an M16 in his arms.

Pretty sure it is coming my way.  NOAA has it coming up the gulf coast so we'll both get the windward side fun stuff.

Come teach in Tampa; we have a couple of places you can choose from and Issac will be gone by then. 

I would really love to once again teach people how to write things.

I really miss having my pick of piglets students.

Are student/teacher relations not as taboo in Bali?

That means you are putting on some good leg muscle from the rowing!!!  =)

I'm going the wrong direction on both the last 10 days.  Boo.  Still at last years IM weight, so not all is lost, but sure would like to lose 15 more.

Well, more importantly, can YOU teach students to write correctly, even if you can't?

At the university and definitely graduate level, they're practically required for advancement.

Otherwise, I wouldn't know. I didn't think they were that taboo in the States, at least not at the university level. By the time you get to grad school, it seems like half the professors are paired with current or former grad students.

Teejaay - 2012-08-23 1:28 PM

trinnas - 2012-08-23 10:21 AM

Teejaay - 2012-08-23 1:19 PM Ive gained 2 lbs on the scale yet I'm getting smaller and my clothes are getting baggier. I want the scale to go down!!!!!!! Less poundage to cart about on the bike or on my hikes.

That means you are putting on some good leg muscle from the rowing!!!  =)

Yep! Me quads are getting quite puffy! I also do a lot of deadlifts and squats so there is much added junk in the trunk these days too. All good. But still a big number to cart uphill on a bike. There is plenty o blubber that can go still!

Yeah I looked down at my quads the other day and thought well now Thunder Thighs it is.  My leg press is up to 950 lbs and I have one more set of plates to go to reach my goal.    Luckily there are no hills in FL.

Yeah, I guess so.  I'm not familiar with that whole higher learning scene. 

Sure it would be tempting to hook up with some coeds, but if I was a prof, I would be worried about that.  Sexual harassment or such.

I can write correctly most of the time, just not well.

Well, you did split that infinitive very deftly.

TW