Thursday, February 11, 2010
Stretches. Weight training: various leg exercises, crunch, superslow dumbbell row. Breakfast: oatmeal with fresh diced organic granny smith apple, organic cinnamon, organic nonfat milk; 12 ounces of V8. To work. Helped student MN with a question about the listservs. Followup with student MR about Blackberry setup. iStockphoto account management. Investigated proposed changes to the preview session section for Shirin. Updated the pharmsci pathway section for Carol: new clin pharm postdoc fellowship website from Leslie F. Answered a software licensing question for CP. Answered questions about the cardkey reader for Lucia. Lunch: salad brought from home. Dinner at NKRB by myself: noodles with prawns and scallops, jasmine green tea. Answered this question on Formspring: Question: If you could ask Barack Obama one question what would it be? Answer: Thank you for acknowledging what you call non-believers in your January 20, 2009, inauguration speech. However, if you have the opportunity in the future, could you please instead use "agnostic or atheist"? "Non-believer" defines such an individual in terms of what he or she is not. But we don't say that straight men are non-gay men or that people of color are non-white people. You've already taken a great step toward recognizing the diversity that exists in attitudes toward religion in the United States. This change would make that step even stronger. This "non-believer" believes you can do it. Yes you can.—Answered this question on Formspring: Question: What was the worst movie you've ever seen? Answer: Probably Alan Alda's Sweet Liberty (1986).