Aug 3, 2009 — When Complacency is Worth It — It’s so easy to get caught up in little things, and when you only consider monetary costs, it seems that overall costs can still exceed benefits, even if you save money. Case in point? My trip to the storage place.... Read more

Jul 12, 2009 — Sunday — Spiders: There was a huge black spider that made his home, apparently in less than a day, in my bathtub. While I have no problem with spiders normally, even in my apartment, this just crosses the line. Said spider is... Read more

Jul 11, 2009 — Lists of Shows, for my own record — What do I love to do during the time when I can’t run or work? Let my brain relax (and dinner is always better) with some hulu or surfthechannel! Favorite shows are in italics! Currently Watching The Bachelorette TED (always,... Read more

Jun 9, 2009 — Thinkers and Muscles - Why We Have Both — This is absolutely fascinating. http://www.childandfamilypolicy.duke.edu/calendar/Conferences/geneintera… The val/met polymorphism on the COMT gene, which has been known about for quite some time. If you have the val allele, you have a lot less dopamine in your prefrontal cortex, which means that... Read more