Child-TRE-n

My friend just got a child. Her first child. My first friend child. I feel that it is totally appropriate to point out that she statistically has something to look forward to. The trend in Sweden among highly educated people in the big city areas is to have not one, not two, but THREE children.

For those who understand Swedish, Dagens Nyheter summarizes the latest findings:

http://www.dn.se/livsstil/allt-vanligare-med-ett-tredje-barn

Am I aper than others?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9401000/9401945.stm

At least it may imply yet another step towards deeper self-perception.

The Logic, the Logic

And the Fear when you notice you got it wrong for the past 25 years.

Have a finger in the pie: What made you miss out on the other nine?

Hit the head on the nail: I figured that the truth is sometimes painful, but wisdom?

Jump to the conclusion: When there is nothing more to talk about anymore, the conclusion hangs there like a life vest. You gather energy to finally reach it.

Societal Disease II

Well, everything cannot always be perfect, she thought. Despite this relaxed thinking she thoroughly licked the knife off before putting it back in the kitchen drawer.

For Procrastinators

This is what I am going to try in the next supervisor meeting.

Strangers in the night

Last night I went to a party. Fifteen minutes into the party I found myself sitting next to a girl from the institute that I had not seen before. One part of me thought that this was a great opportunity to get to know a new interesting person, but before that part had made its statement another part of me had already had time to raise a warning finger (as well as a dramatic voice): "Talking to this person may just add yet another person to the 'Slightly Uncomfortable To Run Into' list. Are you prepared to have another person which you don't know whether to say hello to in the corridor? Are you prepared to meet this person in the cafeteria and stay for a chat just to start wondering and worrying whether this person is talking to you for more than 30 seconds because she likes to or because she is being polite? ARE YOU PREPARED TO TAKE THIS RISK?"

This is one of several recent incidents that indicate the importance of a thorough program evaluation when I am finished with the PhD.

Societal Disease

I think philospohy is kind of my thing.