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REDIRECT ALERT! (Scroll down past this mess if you're trying to read an archived post. Thanks. No, really, thanks.)

Due to my inability to control my temper and complacently accept continued silliness with not-quite-as-reliable-as-it-ought-to-be Blogger/Blogspot, your beloved Possumblog will now waddle across the Information Dirt Road and park its prehensile tail at http://possumblog.mu.nu.

This site will remain in place as a backup in case Munuvia gets hit by a bus or something, but I don't think they have as much trouble with this as some places do. ::cough::blogspot::cough:: So click here and adjust your links. I apologize for the inconvenience, but it's one of those things.


Tuesday, February 26, 2002

Tommy Test Tubes
Dr. Thomas Wdowiak is an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and one of the all-around neatest people ever. He is consistently one of the top-rated professors at UAB and pretty much universally loved for his teaching methods and his enthusiasm. He has been writing a weekly series for The Birmingham News this year involving all kinds of nifty science projects kids can do at home with stuff around the house. These articles are now online at the link above.

"Child's play is preparation for adulthood and the rest of the world," he said. "You've got to start early and you've got to stay in there. Perseverance is very important. You've got to be prepared to fail and fail and just pick yourself up and keep on going."

Good words.


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