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I’ve started cleaning up and doing a few repairs on the old service station. It’s more a social activity than I had realized. Some stop…
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This Science was Settled
ACS offers a researched article titled “Evolution of Medieval Gunpowder: Thermodynamic and Combustion Analysis” here. If you read it, one of the first things you will notice is that it lacks practical use. Nobody is going to go out…
Banana Bread
What do you do with those leftover bananas that turn too brown to eat? Don’t throw them out! Simply put them in the freezer and when you’ve collected some, make this easy and delicious banana bread. I always double this recipe so I can get two loaves which take anywhere between six and eight bananas depending on size. 1/2 c butter 1/2 c sugar 2 eggs 1-1/2 c mashed bananas 1/2 c chopped walnuts (optional) 2 c flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt In a mixing bowl cream butter (slightly softened), gradually add sugar…
A Little Language
Cancer interfered with my opportunity to learn Sranan – taki – a language spoken in Suriname. I had the opportunity to spend a Fullbright faculty gig in Paramaribo, but the surgery, radiation, and chemo pretty well removed the opportunity. I think I repressed thinking about it – the topic just came back to mind last week. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is the idea that the structure of a language limits the way that we view and understand the world. Suriname is the world’s smallest, most diverse nation – and I suspect the language affects their comfort with racial, cultural and religious…
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Bear Attack Statistics
Flathead Bear Aware posted “In fact, more people are killed by black bears.” The statement brings the opportunity for statistics – and there are a couple of sources easily available for checking the statement. From a statistical perspective, fatalities are a more solid measure than attacks. Five years ago, I listened to a man telling…
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Thoughts on Banning Theories
I’m a sociologist. I use theory to explain human behavior. As a profession, we recognize our basic paradigms – Structural Functionalism, Conflict theory, and Symbolic Interaction. In my use of these, Conflict theory is essentially the back of Structural Functionalism – one shows how societies work, function and their structure, while the other looks at the spots and time when conflict takes over. Symbolic interaction deals with the fact that socially, we communicate with symbols. I am more comfortable with conflict theory and symbolic interaction – but that doesn’t mean I can afford to ignore the Structural Functionalism paradigm. It…
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