I am soooo bad about drinking 8 glasses of water each day…

but, it is something that I am having to force myself to do—especially with the extreme Texas heat this year. Perhaps, it is feeling more extreme than usual to me this year because my AC is broken in my Chevy SUV this summer. However, if that is a good motivation to drink more [...]

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Love for art…

doesn’t always make the bills be paid. Love to do calligraphy, blogging, writing, and photography, among other creative artistic things.
Any ideas on how to break away from other careers to making significant money with my works of art???

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Always looking for new ways to ….

develop my photography skills and entering photo contests is certainly one way of doing so by learning from who wins the contests. Occasionally, I have won a few, but I would love to win many more in the future….

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Why I want to go to Big Bend National Park

When I was little, I heard tales of my Grandma and Grandpa visiting this place. I think it was for their honeymoon. Not sure that most people would consider it a honeymoon spot; however, I do want to see the teacups that are embedded into the mountainous landscape that my Grandma told me [...]

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Being from San Antonio….

this was the first visit we fit into the schedules for our out of town guests for a bit of culture and history…..
Long live the Alamo!!

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Costly repairs in a depressed economy…

The economy has been tricky during the past years; most employers offering less pay per job than they have had in the past and cost of living and upkeep keep rising.
Eventually, I am wanting to get a hybrid car to save on gas expenses. I have friends that love that aspect of their hybrid, [...]

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Never Walking Back

 
“I’m a slow walker, but I never walk back.”

 
- Abraham Lincoln

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A story about “Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology”

Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology
by Lisa A. Seidman

While this book isn’t what I would have gone to the bookstore to read off the bat; it is certainly one that I have found to be very interesting in the curriculum this summer for my biotech classes.

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A story about “Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology”

Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology
by Lisa A. Seidman

While this book isn’t what I would have gone to the bookstore to read off the bat; it is certainly one that I have found to be very interesting in the curriculum this summer for my biotech classes.

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A story about “Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology”

Basic Laboratory Methods for Biotechnology
by Lisa A. Seidman

While this book isn’t what I would have gone to the bookstore to read off the bat; it is certainly one that I have found to be very interesting in the curriculum this summer for my biotech classes.

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A story about “Biotechnology Laboratory Manual: Science for the New Millennium”

Biotechnology Laboratory Manual: Science for the New Millennium
by Ellyn Daugherty

This is a companion to the other book. Very interesting approaches on the lab work. Glad to have it on my reading curriculum for this summer.

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A story about “Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium”

Biotechnology: Science for the New Millennium
by Ellyn Daugherty

Not something that I would have gone to pick up off of the shelf to read in the past; however, I am glad that it is part of the reading curriculum for my BioTech classes this summer.
It is indeed some interesting reading if biological sciences is your thing! [...]

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Risks taken…

“And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.”
 
- Erica Jong, Fear of Flying

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Risks taken…

“And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.”

- Erica Jong, Fear of Flying

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New things in the works…

I have been, lately, seeking out some new education classes in the realm of biotech. Yesterday, I received a congratulations letter from the Biotechnology Consortium (see Congratulations Letter for more about the letter). While it isn’t an earth shattering letter, it is extremely empowering and uplifting and, in a sense, very encouraging….

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Received a “congratulations” letter today…

As part of my steps to becoming a forensic biologist, I have had to start somewhere; this “somewhere” as been a part of the ACC Biotechnology program this summer, which started the day after Memorial Day this year.
Today (well actually yesterday by the time that this gets posted), I have received a letter congratulating me [...]

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Safety in the Workplace

“I think good lab practice, consideration for other people, and safety are three totally related issues.”
– David H. Beach, PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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Mission Successful!

I have picked up the rocker from a friend of mine. Now, my friend is an avid smoker so the rocker is awfully smokey; but, it is now in my car and will soon be on its way to my daughter’s home after I clean it up a bit to take away the smokiness.
The [...]

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