Impossible from The Open Letters -Daily Anthem

I just heard this catchy tune from the newly formed group, The Open Letters. Check them out on Facebook and MySpace, too. I also like their song, Stupid but Strong, which you can hear there.

Remember the Milk

My life just became a whole lot easier. I found out about the "Remember the Milk" utility on Profhacker. His blog provides some useful tips on making the most of this organizational tool. I can't believe how perfect the name is for a nutritional anthropologist!

Sean Hayes- When We Fall In -Daily Anthem

I've been following the work of Sean Hayes since I saw him last year on Pandora. I was inspired by his song "Alabama Chicken" and the soulful sound of his voice. I think his spot as a Pandora Featured Artist has served him well. Here is his fancy new video "When We Fall In."

A little boogie woogie, everyday --Daily Anthem

The kids and I like to start our mornings with the "Move It, Move It" song. I think I can add this Jerry Lee Lewis song to the morning wake-up routine. I heard it on NPR while I was driving home from the library and it made me want to get out of the car and dance in the street. You also have to know that Paul and I love to swing!

I do my little boogie woogie everyday.

A Daily Anthem

I think part of getting through the Ph.D. "thing" is getting into the correct mindset. Having a mantra last semester really helped me with this. For my mantra, I pictured the WWII poster of the woman rolling up her sleeves. Yes, "we can do it" became really important to me. This semester, in addition to a mantra, I've decided a daily anthem will be helpful.

You can help. What are your favorite anthems? You know, the songs that put a smile on your face and a spring in your step. Songs that stick with you, which you can continue to "play" in your head as you go through your day.

My first anthem is from Rare Earth - I Just Want to Celebrate. Many thanks to Patsy and Randolph for reintroducing me to the song.

Child Hunger in Philly

Chilton has done some research on child hunger in the United States. The Washington Post has an interesting write up about this issue.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/11/AR2009121102697.html?sid%3DST2009121103445&sub=AR

Diet Change in the Atacama: the Coprolite Evidence

This write up in the Scarlet at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln highlights research that I and my colleagues recently published in the journal PloSOne. After reading Santoro's dissertation about the archaeological site from which the coprolites came, I questioned whether they would reveal evidence of verticality, now called ecological complementarity. This research demonstrates how collaboration can reveal a greater understanding of diet change in the Atacama Desert at the time of the Inka.


http://scarlet.unl.edu/?p=5805

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0008069

http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2009/11/new_and_exciting_in_plos_one_220.php