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Daisybrain
http://www.daisybrain.wordpress.com
I am a bundle of neurons encased in a bony shell. Influenced by my perceptions of the world, I generate ideas, some of which I translate to language and direct my hands to type into my blog.
Recent Posts
Uploaded Scientific and Technical Illustrations
I have uploaded examples of illustrations I created for the textbook, The Physiology and Biochemistry of Prokaryotes, by Dr. David White, as well as thumbnails of my large posters that show the Citric Acid Cycle and the chemistry of Photosynthesis. T...
Obama and the Peace Prize: Ouch!
Dear President Obama, I am still a big supporter & thrilled that you are President. However, your Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech sounded like a more eloquent version of a speech George Bush could have given. I know that you never made any il...
Poverty, Racism, and Education in a Capitalist Nation
The following essay is adapted from a paper I wrote in 2006. One can only imagine how much more dire the situation is in the wake of the recent recession. The original paper, with references, may be downloaded from the box labeled, ACADEMIC PEACE PAP...
New Political Jargon
When politics gets boring, it’s time to come up with new political jargon. Here are my suggestions: Politics from poly (multiple) + tics (involuntary twitches); the spasms that people exhibit when their actions conflict with their values Taliba...
Pussy is in trouble!
I had vowed to myself not to write any more posts with the word “pussy” in the title. But events have conspired against such restraint. Our definition of pussy on urbandictionary.com is getting thumbs down votes! Someone is going in there...
My conversation with Comcast
This is a transcript of my very time consuming web chat with a Comcast technical support person that mercifully just finished 30 seconds ago. This was the fourth chat I’ve had with Comcast today, trying, in vain, to get my personal web page wor...

