Why God never received a PhD:

1. He had only one major publication.
2. It was in Hebrew.
3. It had no references.
4. It wasn't published in a refereed journal.
5. Some even doubt he wrote it by himself.
6. It may be true that he created the world, but what has he done since then?
7. His cooperative efforts have been quite limited.
8. The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his results.
9. He never applied to the ethics board for permission to use human subjects.
10. When one experiment went awry he tried to cover it by drowning his subjects.
11. When subjects didn't behave as predicted, he deleted them from the sample.
12. He rarely came to class, just told students to read the book.
13. Some say he had his son teach the class.
14. He expelled his first two students for learning.
15. Although there were only 10 requirements, most of his students failed his tests.
16. His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountain top.
17. No record of working well with colleagues.

h/t Lisa

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Way too many links to Klingon Language Sites from Harvey.

* Bij is the Klingon word for pain

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Did you miss us?  MuNuvia was the target of at least 3 different DDOS attacks this weekend, but Pixy seems to have everything under control again for the moment, so we return you to your regularly scheduled programming, already in progress...

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Here's what the haircut did.
From this:

More than 12 inches off.  I donated it.

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1 Wow!! That's a lot of hair! I love the color and I have no doubt the cut looks greats on you! ; )

Posted by: Chrissy at June 04, 2006 03:01 PM (zJsUT)

2 I'm glad you donated it. I donated mine when I chopped it off two years ago. It was traumatic for hubby. It's finally a length he can be happy with again, in that it's almost to the middle of my back again. I imagine when it gets long enough, I'll chop it off and donate it again. He doesn't understand. But my high school best friend had alapecia (sp?), which is that condition that prevents her from being able to grow hair. Nice for the not shaving legs thing, but bald with no eyebrows made school very hard on her.

Posted by: wRitErsbLock at June 04, 2006 04:21 PM (0Pi1o)

3 Wow! Very cool! I bet it's a lot easier to care for now.

Posted by: Marie at June 04, 2006 05:06 PM (dswo0)

4 I'm assuming it's donated to a cancer-related charity...way cool!

Posted by: Mrs_Who at June 04, 2006 08:50 PM (nPR3h)

5 You are so awesome!! So, how do you like the shorter do?

Posted by: Dana at June 05, 2006 06:52 AM (mY0KN)

6 I heart Locks for Love. Bravo!

Posted by: Helen at June 05, 2006 08:37 AM (La1Mk)

7 Wonderful thing you've done, there. And I'll bet it's much cooler, too.

Posted by: Margi at June 05, 2006 10:00 AM (BRtaN)

8 What beautiful hair you donated! Very cool. Very very cool.

Posted by: Bou at June 05, 2006 12:50 PM (iHxT3)

9 wow. just wow. (Your hair was about 3-4 inches longer than mine is currently.)

Posted by: rave at June 05, 2006 01:47 PM (Fir0Z)

10 I'm still trying to convince myself to get my hair cut. It drives me nuts, but it's a big step to get it chopped! Looks great by the way.

Posted by: amanda at June 05, 2006 05:47 PM (cqrWD)

11 Wow. That is just wonderful.

Posted by: vw bug at June 06, 2006 03:59 AM (YS9om)

12 I have been contemplating doing the same thing. Locks of love is such a great organization and if I'm going to cut it all off, it might as well be for a good cause...

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So yesterday was our school's graduation ceremony.  We're a small university, but it's still fun to get dressed up and see all of my colleagues in their academic regalia, too. 

The color and style of the robe, hood, and cap denote the wearer's academic degree, field of study, and alma mater, so in a full faculty group, you get a pretty wide variety, although most are some variation of black robe, mortarboard cap, and royal blue or green velvet on the hood.

Mine aren't!

and here's the back:

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1 You look so happy! Congrats!

Posted by: Jane at June 04, 2006 08:57 AM (Ffvoi)

2 Love the lipstick Actually, the colors are absolutely gorgeous!

Posted by: Beth Donovan at June 04, 2006 10:30 AM (9FPYz)

3 How do you get your skin so clear?

Posted by: Greta (Hooah Wife) at June 04, 2006 10:47 AM (Cbtbf)

4 Ancient Chinese secret....

Posted by: caltechgirl at June 04, 2006 11:10 AM (1mfa4)

5 You have such an open, friendly face. No wonder everyone likes you and you probably stand out more for that than your outfit!!

Posted by: beth at June 04, 2006 11:53 AM (X6tm3)

6 yay! how exciting!

Posted by: wRitErsbLock at June 04, 2006 04:18 PM (0Pi1o)

7 I see you have the ultimate solution to sinus problems.

Posted by: Jay at June 04, 2006 05:15 PM (q9El8)

8 Oh, I like it!!! My robe is a boring black. Fortunately, in my line of work, I get to wear it on a weekly basis. :-)

Posted by: Paul Burgess at June 05, 2006 04:35 AM (7EVyU)

9 Nice threads!

Posted by: Attila Girl at June 05, 2006 06:03 AM (4IuF2)

10 If I did my research, not having known you, and just by looking at your cap and gown, I would have known you were a "Doctor of something." It was hard to see certain details of your gown to determine more, but that's what I gathered. Thanks for sending me on a quest.

Posted by: Dana at June 05, 2006 07:00 AM (mY0KN)

11 Well, yes, Dana: if you're wearing a tam rather than a mortarboard, you know it's doctoral regalia. Of course, that doesn't work in reverse: my JD is a doctorate of sorts, but I wore a mortarboard, as a tam is reserved for a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD, the legal equivalent of a Ph.D.) or for the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The three stripes on the sleeves, matching the facing on the hood, are the clearest marker of doctoral regalia, more so than the headgear. And, of course, everything I'm saying only applies in the US, and POSSIBLY parts of Anglophone Canada. Oy, I know way too much about this stuff. And I do still cherish my luscious black-and-purple JD robes: who knows, maybe someday I'll have a use for them if I go back to law school, this time as a professor. Stranger things have happened (or so I'm told). ;-)

Posted by: Dave J at June 05, 2006 12:50 PM (SKqxt)

12 Looks great!!

Posted by: oddybobo at June 06, 2006 05:56 AM (6Gm0j)

13 That is one of the coolest academic robes I have ever seen. You look awesome!!

Posted by: sagacitas lerin at June 06, 2006 12:43 PM (1m8/N)

14 I can't believe I missed seeing this until today!!! You look wonderful!

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You Are Bert

Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable - even if you don't love them! You are usually feeling: Logical - you rarely let your emotions rule you You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others

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I love my blog child, but sometimes he just makes me scratch my head.

For what it's worth, Paul, I'd say it's a Phillip's™ Screwdriver.

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Hurry up, dammit!

Update: Thanks, Deb!

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