Mike Macgirvin
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Sunday, Sep 07 2008, 11:31 pm
Oct 25, 2007
A Bit of Excitement
The fire brigade just rolled in. Seems somebody started a blaze in the building next door. I'd expect something like this in the Biology Lab or even the machine shop, but in the Math Department? Oh well. Hope it doesn't shut down any of our routers that are about twenty feet away from the smoke cloud.
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mike (Mike Macgirvin)
October 25, 2007 23:58
mike
Come to think of it, I believe we're into final exams this week. The fire may have been a classic ruse to get out of doing a test. That's something I'd expect from a math student who didn't spend enough time on linear equations.

October 26, 2007 04:43
Gail
Usually it's a pulled fire alarm or a bomb threat. Haven't had the pleasure of an actual fire during exams. Might be interesting. ;-)

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Oct 14, 2007
ouch

Think I might have a fractured wrist.

 

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October 15, 2007 01:03
Gail
Ouch is right -hopefully not the left one though. Lefties have it hard enough in this righty world

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All I've got left on the list of desirable vocations is heiress to the
throne of any country in Western Europe and Laurie Anderson. "Be
practical", was the choral reply from the dinner table. Well, Laurie
Anderson is already Laurie Anderson, but I read an article in Harpers
that said there were eleven countries, in the world this is I think,
that have queens as sovereign rulers. That's probably my best shot.