Dear neighbors who apparently went on vacation to avoid paint fumes and left a radio blaring in an open window: I AM…

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Dear neighbors who apparently went on vacation to avoid paint fumes and left a radio blaring in an open window: I AM NOT AMUSED.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Join me at the Lindbergh craft fair, where the school colors are yellow and green.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Join me at the Lindbergh craft fair, where the school colors are yellow and green.

How did it get to be the Ides of March already? Happy Day Before the Day Before St. Patrick’s Day!

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How did it get to be the Ides of March already? Happy Day Before the Day Before St. Patrick’s Day!

I’m saving for the wedding, want to help? https://www.smartypig.com/loves/books

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I’m saving for the wedding, want to help? https://www.smartypig.com/loves/books

https://www.smartypig.com/loves/books

Is it bad that I would like foreign companies to hire an American to write their English-language assay protocols?

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Is it bad that I would like foreign companies to hire an American to write their English-language assay protocols? #moreconfusingthanitshouldbe   #lifeinthelab  

Perhaps I should get back to tinkling the ivories. Lightning might strike twice… #pianoman

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Perhaps I should get back to tinkling the ivories. Lightning might strike twice… #pianoman  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p04TYk4j0zQ

My co-ML’s debut book comes out today: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BS9EVFM #stlnano

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My co-ML’s debut book comes out today: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BS9EVFM #stlnano  

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BS9EVFM

Today I read an article on Lifehacker on 10 things parents wished they knew before they had kids, and it’s mostly…

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Today I read an article on Lifehacker on 10 things parents wished they knew before they had kids, and it’s mostly about the negative changes. Later I read an article in Newsweek how, despite the challenges, folks should have more kids because the population as a whole is aging too fast for the low birthrate to replace. Conflicted woman of child-bearing age is conflicted. #biologicalclock  

Why on earth does my city insist on calling the trash bill “refuse?

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Why on earth does my city insist on calling the trash bill “refuse?” Every time I see it, I say, “Yes, I’d like to refuse to pay this bill”. (And yes, I understand the context of “refuse” here.) Can’t they just call it the solid waste pickup bill?