Monthly Archives: January 2012

Bring on the Sunshine

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Laura Alford, PhD

I am having one of those days. The kind of rare day where I don’t have anything to say. When I run my ideas through my filter (yes, I DO think before I write, maybe not much, but some) it all … Continue reading →

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Say What? Pig Sooey!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Laura Alford, PhD

The kids and I took a walk in the woods today and saw evidence that feral swine, aka Wild Pigs, had effectively tilled up a large section of one of our main trails. Taking a slight detour off our usual path, … Continue reading →

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What’s Next?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Laura Alford, PhD

Short version: My kids never fail to amaze me. Longer version: 22 years ago a very young graduate student at LSU asked the Executive Assistant to the President of the LSU System a naive question” “Mr. Fricke, what will we … Continue reading →

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Outside the Box

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Laura Alford, PhD

As I sat on the sofa consuming copious quantities of real cheese-flavored snack crackers and watching the 2nd quarter of the Denver Broncos game, I pondered the great mysteries of life. Does Timmy ever get to eat an entire big, … Continue reading →

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