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Colds

Posted on January 22, 2013 by newenglandkiwi

I think I said something last week about it being really cold. Everyone: I was wrong. Now it’s really cold. The wind chill tomorrow morning is supposed to be -15F. If I didn’t have to leave the house FOR SCIENCE! … Continue reading →

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Cons and Conferences

Posted on May 1, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

I was a little worried about getting from AbSciCon – in central Atlanta – out to the hotel in Roswell, a town just north of Atlanta, where JordanCon was taking place. I even seriously considered just getting a taxi, but … Continue reading →

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The Stuff You’re Made Of

Posted on April 2, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

When Mike asked me what I wanted for my birthday this year, I had an answer for once. It just wasn’t one he was expecting. I wanted to get my genotype. About ten years ago everyone got very excited when … Continue reading →

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Fair Go

Posted on September 19, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

I spent most of the last week Doing Battle with the Dark Forces of Large Corporations, which sounds vastly overdramatised but is a fairly accurate depiction of my levels of frustration. We’ve generally had pretty good consumer experiences here in … Continue reading →

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A small insight

Posted on March 21, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

Remember how last week I was excited about gardening? This is the view out my kitchen window this afternoon: And this is the official first day of spring and all. On the other hand, I do have tomato and aubergine … Continue reading →

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A Long Way From Home

Posted on March 1, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

It still seems entirely out of place – disrespectful, even – to be talking about having fun, with everything going on back in Christchurch, but this week has been a good lesson in the fact that the world moves on … Continue reading →

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A Brief Visit

Posted on January 23, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

The blog post is late (and short) this week because we just spent twenty-two very busy hours in New York City, and I’m naturally paranoid enough to avoid mentioning online that we’re away from home until that is no longer … Continue reading →

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Further Adventures With Needles

Posted on November 11, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Last week I told you about my exciting adventures with vaccination. This week, I had more exciting (in both senses of the phrase) adventures with needles; I gave blood, for the first time in America. I’ve been giving blood regularly … Continue reading →

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Getting Shot(s)

Posted on November 5, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

In honour of Vaccination Awareness Week, which lots of intelligent and interesting people have been blogging about at Sciblogs, I’m going to talk about my first real experience with US medical care, as opposed to “yelling at people about health … Continue reading →

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Better Living Through Chemistry

Posted on October 2, 2010 by newenglandkiwi

Those of you who follow my Twitter account may have noticed a couple of things: one, it’s the fall TV season in America, and two, I’ve been watching some of it. There are only a couple of shows I want … Continue reading →

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