I adore you, Ladybug, and the whole gang. You put together a wonderful magazine that encouraged this young scientist to explore a whole world of literature.
Now, you and your ilk appear to be invading my home. Sluggo's relatives are leaving slime everywhere outside. I don't remember if there were any wasps in your gang, but they set up residence in an air vent. Once the Bee Man took care of the wasps, the aunties (ants) moved in. And don't get me started about the spiders.
Please stop. I love you guys, but as pen pals.
Best,
M
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Monday, August 29, 2005
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
I'll never stop saying it.
I've said it before, I'll say it again, and I'll never stop saying it.
If you're going into the sciences or engineering, learn to write.
If you're not going into the sciences or engineering, learn to do math.
I recently encountered three education PhDs who could not do any simple arithmetic in their heads. The three of them had to use a scientific calculator to do a basic currency conversion (Divide by 8. Approximate when it's not perfect. No, really.). They kept asking me to do the conversions for them. I could have told them anything and they would have believed it.
I fear for the US when even our teachers cannot divide by 8, or even approximate the result, without resorting to a calculator. I don't care if you are on vacation. That's no excuse for leaving your brain behind.
If you're going into the sciences or engineering, learn to write.
If you're not going into the sciences or engineering, learn to do math.
I recently encountered three education PhDs who could not do any simple arithmetic in their heads. The three of them had to use a scientific calculator to do a basic currency conversion (Divide by 8. Approximate when it's not perfect. No, really.). They kept asking me to do the conversions for them. I could have told them anything and they would have believed it.
I fear for the US when even our teachers cannot divide by 8, or even approximate the result, without resorting to a calculator. I don't care if you are on vacation. That's no excuse for leaving your brain behind.
Monday, August 01, 2005
Four things people do to mess up their interviews, regardless of degree obtained.
1. Show too much humility.
If your group's project was successful, and assuming you at least showed up and did what was expected of you, I sure hope whatever you did was important to the project. I'd much rather hear about how important your part was than how you managed to get your socks matched every morning.
2. Show too little humility.
Behind every great leader is a great team. A great leader strives to leverage the strengths of each team member. Talk about this, not about how you managed to squish their hopes and dreams in one short quarter.
3. Be passionate about nothing.
Everybody else in the room has a pulse. I've never met you before, so I don't know what makes yours stand out.
4. Be passionate about one thing and one thing only.
Surely you are a person of many talents. Whatever will you do if we decide to do something else? Burn down the building? (No, wait, Milton did that.)
If your group's project was successful, and assuming you at least showed up and did what was expected of you, I sure hope whatever you did was important to the project. I'd much rather hear about how important your part was than how you managed to get your socks matched every morning.
2. Show too little humility.
Behind every great leader is a great team. A great leader strives to leverage the strengths of each team member. Talk about this, not about how you managed to squish their hopes and dreams in one short quarter.
3. Be passionate about nothing.
Everybody else in the room has a pulse. I've never met you before, so I don't know what makes yours stand out.
4. Be passionate about one thing and one thing only.
Surely you are a person of many talents. Whatever will you do if we decide to do something else? Burn down the building? (No, wait, Milton did that.)
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