tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60709662011-08-16T21:11:22.991-06:00Musings of an ex-fly biologist turned stay-at-home-mom.Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.comBlogger1871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-11467030980528476402008-11-05T09:41:00.005-07:002008-11-06T15:30:29.860-07:00

Well, I'd be lying if I didn't say I wasn't very disappointed by the results ofTuesday's Presidential election. I'm a conservative through and through so naturally I wanted the more conservative candidate, John McCain, to win. However, I also feel a sense of happiness for the African-American people of the U.S. The election of Barack Obama symbolizes the final removal of the dark stain left by

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I couldn't help laughing as I read this report by the U.K. government regarding disposable diapers versus cloth diapers (or nappies as the Brits call them):A government report that found old-fashioned reusable nappies damage the environment more than disposables has been hushed up because ministers are embarrassed by its findings. (Well, at least they're trying to be transparent.)The Department

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I haven't posted anything for a while, mostly due to computer issues and a continuous aversion to writing. But if you can't tell from my earlier posts, I'm a news/politics junkie. My recently acquired Centro phone allows me to feed that addiction--I can get the latest poll results and campaign gaffes in seconds whenever I want. However, blogging on a mobile phone is virtually impossible unless

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One reason why I haven't posted much lately is because my life has just seemed so mundane--nothing out of the ordinary. I really didn't think my readers would be interested in hearing about the latest potty-related achievements of my 3-year-old or tales of irritating Walmart clerks. But something weird did happen to me today.We'd had a little cotton-tail rabbit hanging around our front door for

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I just recently updated my phone to a Sprint Centro, and this phone can do everything (except clean my house). I can record take pictures, make videos, watch T.V., listen to music and podcasts, check my email, surf the web, call or text anyone, play games, read books, find a map location, etc. It's really useful, but it can also be incredibly distracting. I could waste a whole lot of time

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I know, I know. It's been a long time since I last posted. I have no excuses except that life has felt quite hectic, but if I had to list out my schedule of what I do every day, it would sound like I have plenty of time to kill. Most of the time I'm making sure my 10 month-old doesn't kill his little fool self as he's trying to get around, and the rest of the time is spent entertaining and

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It's been a relatively exciting couple of weeks while my computer's been down. First we had some spring storms wreak havoc in the DFW area. Spring is tornado season in North Texas, and although I've lived here for almost 10 years, I still can't get used to the tornado sirens. I can't imagine anything more scary than your house being torn off it's foundation while you and your kids cower in

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Hi ya'll! Yes, it's been a week from Hades. First, my son got sick, then I did, then the baby did, and finally that rascally rhinovirus attacked my husband (who supposedly never gets sick). Of course, when everyone's sick, who's the one that nurses everyone else back to health? Mommy! But at least I didn't have to cook much, since no one felt like eating much besides soup or chili. But I

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On the first day of 2008 in the city of Irving (just west of Dallas), two teenage sisters, Amina and Sara Said, were murdered by their own father, an Egyptian Muslim immigrant. When I first heard that the girls' father was being sought in connection with their murders and I heard his name (it's Arabic), my first thought was that it was probably an honor killing. And my next thought was, "How

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I was shocked by this story from Fox News.Treffly Coyne was out of her car for just minutes and no more than 10 yardsaway.But that was long and far enough to land her in court after a policeofficer spotted her sleeping 2-year-old daughter alone in the vehicle; Coyne hadtaken her two older daughters to pour $8.29 in coins into a Salvation Armykettle.Minutes later, she was under arrest — the focus

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You know, I just love how everything smells pretty nowadays--from body lotion and shampoo to garbage bags and dish soap. When I go shopping it takes 5 minute just to open the lids of each product, get a whiff, and decide which I like the best. Growing up, I remember that cleaners had 3 scents--ammonia, bleach, and Pine-sol. Lotion was either eau de baby or eau de Grandma's house. But now

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I hate daylight saving time (DST). I mean, what is the point? Are we really fooling our bodies by messing with our clocks? My son woke up at 6 a.m. and I couldn't fall back to sleep because my mind is thinking it's really 5 a.m. and you have to get up in half an hour for church. And my body is saying, "Fat chance, lady. I ain't moving. You went to bed last night at midnight (11 p.m. pre-DST

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We've been having crazy weather here in the DFW area. So far it's snowed TWICE in the first week of March. We didn't get much the first time, but the counties north of us got 2-3 inches. This morning we awoke to about an inch of snow on the ground, but by 9 a.m. it was already melted. My son enjoyed playing in it while it lasted. Too bad we didn't have enough to build a snowman, but he did get

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Things couldn't have turned out better in the not-so-super primaries on Tuesday. The Wicked Witch is still in the Democratic race against the Obamessiah, and the Huckster got crushed by John McCain. The main thing the Republicans should be worried about in November is turnout. In our precinct, my husband reported hundreds of Democrats showing up for the caucuses while only 5 Republicans (out

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Because it's mostly good news, that's why. John McCain, for all his faults as as lukewarm conservative, was right about one thing--the surge is working or has worked already. McCain staked his reputation on the success of the surge and for that, I'm willing to forgive him for his missteps on immigration and campaign finance reform.But back to Iraq, violence has dramatically decreased and

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I don't think that people understand the antipathy that most Mormons feel toward a man like Huckabee. Too many of us, he represents all the persecution that we have suffered at the hands of fellow Christians since the founding of our church. That's not entirely fair, since he's only been around for 50 some-odd years and as far as I know he hasn't published anything condemning Mormons. But he's

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Things are heating up in the Lonestar state as not-so super Tuesday rolls around next week. My husband and I voted early last week and we made it a family affair. I think my husband decided to help me out with the boys because he figured I'd never get around to it otherwise. So we went and voted before he went to work. There was no one there except for us at the polls. I love early voting!I'm not

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Good morning, Ladies and Gents!It's been almost a year since I last posted and a lot has happened. The most notable event being the birth of my son Joshua on July 25th. Everything went smoothly and he was perfectly healthy. He's now 7 months old and is finally sleeping through the night. So now that things have calmed down and I have more time and energy to devote to other things besides baby

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I had a brief email exchange with a Boston Globe columnist that wrote a pretty unflattering article on Mitt Romney titled "A Mormon president? I don't think so." My quibble with him wasn't so much what he said about Mitt, but how he purposefully confused polygmists in Utah with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). The church has gone to great pains to

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This morning Mitt Romney formally announced his candidacy for the office of President of the United States from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. So far, he is my choice for the Republican nomination for POTUS because his positions on most issues most closely match my own, AND I think that he is the most conservative candidate that can beat Hillary (who I think will be the Democrat

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As you've probably heard, there's been a blog firestorm recently regarding the comments of William Arkin in the Washington Post where he referred to our troops as mercenaries and claimed in essence that they owe us, the American people rather than the other way round. Thanks, Mr. Arkin, for insulting my two grandfathers, my father, brother, cousin, and my cousin's husband. As disgusting as his

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Every time I see self-appointed prophet Al Gore on T.V. pushing his global warming gospel, I roll my eyes. He never fails to say, regarding the question of human-caused global warming, that the scientific debate is over. Gore and other like minded people often demonize people that disagree with them. The news media (including the editorial pages of my beloved Science magazine) rarely shows

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Ben Stein's reaction to the SOTU address was very similar to mine.So there I was, lying in my bed in Malibu with my dogs, watching Mr. Bush's State of the Union speech. I thought it was darned good. Realistic, gracious, modest, sensible. I happen to think we should get out of Iraq yesterday, but I thought Mr Bush put forward his case well. And Congress responded graciously and generously on both

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My reaction of the SOTU address delivered by President Bush Tuesday night was generally favorable. He was very gracious to Madame Pelosi and the Democrats, which was classy. I thought the first two thirds of the speech was pretty slow--the usual laundry list of feel-good domestic proposals that will only serve to drain our wallets. But the main difference I saw was that most of his proposals

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At the beginning of every New Year, many media outlets publish there best of and worst of the previous year. In keeping with that tradition and fulfilling my duty to mock those that take themselves way too seriously, I give you THE SILLIEST SCIENCE MAGAZINE STORY OF 2006, Epidemiologist Does His Part to save the planet by attending the Burning Man Festival (my title)." The news story labeled a "

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Happy New Year! Yes, I realize it's been a looong time since I last posted and I have several lame excuses for that. First, the holiday season was especially hectic this year with a parade of relatives coming in and out. Don't get me wrong, I love visiting with my family, but it was difficult to play the hostess and entertainment coordinator especially in light of my second excuse--I'M

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Lately I've been interested in reading information on the 9-11 conspiracy movement, or "Truthers" as they like to call themselves (most everyone else calls them nuts or moonbats). Normally, when I hear about such far-fetched conspiracies (e.g. the "faked" moon landing or the CIA killed JFK) I blow them off as the ranting of unbalanced people with too much time on their hands. But when it comes

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Yesterday in Farmers Branch, a suburb of Dallas, passed some restrictive anti-illegal immigration measures in response to the ongoing crisis here in Texas.City Council members unanimously approved fines for landlords who rent to illegal immigrants, making English the city's official language and allowing local authorities to screen suspects in police custody to check their immigration status.The

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Whew, I'm so glad the elections are over! Being the political news junkie that I am, I ended up staying up most of the night to see who came out on top. I'll admit I was disappointed last night that the Republicans lost both houses of Congress, but I can't say I was surprised. It seemed like every year my husband and I were feeling more and more dissatisfied with the performance of the

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Boy, sorry for the short blogging absence. Halloween kept me busy with party planning and running around trying to find stuff for Preston's fire fighter costume. Seems that stores no longer stock reflective tape for Halloween, which is weird because it's great for safety and artistic reasons.Anyway, I came across this article by C.R. Hardy last week from National Review Online that aptly

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Every day I read about some media report that says Republicans are going to lose control of Congress because disillusioned conservatives and "values voters" will sit out the election. I don't know who pollsters are talking to, but I and most of my family and friends always feel some disappointment in our politicians. We feel that Republicans are beholden to Big Business and that Democrats are

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I couldn't help snorting in derision when I saw this story:'Common Good' a New Theme for Democrats. They might as well have made their theme: Higher Taxes--It's for your own good. This is one reason why conservatives like me resent liberal Democrats. They think money will solve all the ills of society--poverty (and hence crime), illiteracy, disease, racism--and they want the American taxpayer

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I've been a big fan of the ABC show Lost since the middle of the 1st season. I hadn't even heard of it until one of my friends lent me her tapings of it, and said we had to watch it. I was skeptical because it seems like there's been nothing interesting on T.V. since C.S.I. (which has now jumped the shark, but that's another story), but I was drawn in by the character development and the

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UPDATE: On Oct. 13, Utah teachers were given the option of taking a free concealed-handgun course during the UEA holiday. Now that's some time well-spent.In the wake of the horrible Amish school shootings, President Bush held aschool safety summit in Maryland today to discuss solutions to reduce school violence. President Bush, Mrs. Bush, the U.S. Attorney General, and the Secretary of

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So I awoke to the news that North Korea likely had conducted an underground test of a nuclear bomb over the weekend. Great. That's all we need is Kim Jong Il-in-the head with a nuke.I was listening to Glenn Beck this morning as I drove to the store and he had on an M.D. that was the founder of a group called Physicians for Civil Defense. Apparently, she was upset that Glenn had put out some

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UPDATE: This week's Carnival of the Cats is hosted by Curiouser and Curiouser.Cats and small children generally do not mix. My cat Omni is pretty tolerant for a cat, but after a few tail pulls even he can reach his limit. Here's Preston going after Omni's wiggly tail for the umpteenth time. Laughter and loud meowing ensues.Whew! The kid finally left me alone!

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Ok, in the interests of full disclosure, another reason why I wanted to start blogging again was to get involved in the upcoming 2008 campaign for POTUS. I was very disappointed that I missed all the fun during the 2004 election because I was finishing up my thesis. There is a lot of comedy in politics!Anyway, my husband and I decided that we are going to support Mitt Romney, the current governor

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Howdy, folks! Yes, I know it's been a long time since I last blogged. I needed to take a break for a while due to the stress of raising a one-year-old boy and building our own home. But I have missed blogging because it gave me a great outlet for my thoughts. Toddlers are not really good at listening to rants on politics, science, or anything not involving Thomas the Train or Winnie the Pooh.

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I know ya'll are dying to see pics of the lil' feller, Preston. So here ya go. The lil' varmint is growing faster than a longhorn on steroids. He's 10 months old now and looks more like a lil' man, than a baby. He'll walk with help from his ma and pa. Pretty soon he'll be chasing those pesky cats all over creation.

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Hi ho, fellow bloggers, it's your long lost dr. fly killa. I've finally gotten some time to myself to blog a bit. My "free" time (i.e. the time not spent changing diapers, feeding Preston and hubby, wiping spaghetti off the floor and Preston, preparing for church responsibilities) has been consumed with acting as the co-general contractor for the home we're building. Basically, we paid a fee

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Of course, I'm joking in the title. I have no idea if Preston has an aptitude for music. I just thought he looked really cute standing next to his "piano." I have to laugh all the Baby Einstein-type toys for infants. Yeah, I'm going to try to teach my kid how to say dog in three different languages before he's 6 months old (I'm exaggerating...a little). Robert Deniro's character in the movie

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Yes, I know it’s been a lo-o-ong time since I last posted. My husband and I are building a house, and I’ve been going crazy getting things going. We’re not actually building the house ourselves, but we’re acting as the general contractors and hiring sub-contractors to do all the work. Anyway, we just got the foundation going and supposedly the process moves much quicker after that. I’ll post

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Preston's been eating solids for the past couple of months. The great thing about feeding him "real" food is that it makes for entertaining pictures like this one. The drawbacks are that his diapers really stink now. Pfew!Mmmmm...strained carrots.

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For some reason, my husband recorded the premier of "Over There," a show about our soldiers in Iraq now playing on FX. I hadn't intended to watch since I could tell from the previews that it was going to being the usual anti-war Vietnam-cliched crap from Hollywood. But since I could watch it sans commercial, I thought I'd give it a chance since the creator, Steven Bochco had claimed that it

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10. They accidentally refer to themselves in the third person—often as “Mommy,” e.g. “Mommy likes cheese on her sandwich.”9. They can’t resist telling you what their child’s last bowel movement was like.8. You hear them humming or outright singing snatches of “Itsy Bitsy Spider” or “The Wheels on the Bus” in a public place.7. Their shopping cart is loaded to the brim with jars of baby food,

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I sent my husband off to work yesterday with a prayer for his safety and that the Lord would be with the British people right now as they recover from the terrorist attacks that occurred yesterday. I think many of us here in the blogosphere have been expecting new attacks on the U.S. and her allies in their home countries at one time or another. It was just a matter of when they would occur.

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Due to an on-going family crisis, I will not be posting for a while.UPDATE 07/08/05: Thanks to everyone for their concern and prayers. I didn't mean to worry everyone by being so cryptic, but I just didn't know what to write. Preston, my husband Randy, and I are fine. The problem concerns one of my siblings. I don't want to go into details right now since the problem has not been resolved,

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1117557474331702872005-05-31T10:28:00.000-06:002005-05-31T10:37:54.336-06:00

I recently discovered a great article on Mitt Romney, the current governor of Massachusetts in the Weekly Standard. Romney also happens to be a member of the same church I belong to, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a.k.a. Mormon church). The article describes Romney's political background and explores the possibility of a Presidential run in 2008. In addition, the article is

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1117483662951671402005-05-30T13:54:00.000-06:002005-05-30T17:41:27.876-06:00

Memorial Day has always been special to me and I've always felt a respect for the men and women in the Armed Forces. When I lived at home, our family would drive up to the cemetary on Memorial Day to lay flowers on the grave of my grandfather who served in WWII as a navigator over Europe. Many members of my family have served in the U.S. military going as far back as the Civil War and the

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1117428785816165142005-05-29T22:52:00.000-06:002005-05-30T12:53:33.893-06:00

WELCOME TO THE CARNIVAL OF CATS! Thanks to everyone who contributed this week.The first part of this week's carnival is dedicated to the memory of my cat Fluffer who passed away 3 years ago and to contributors that have lost their furry companions. Fluffer (a.k.a. Fluffmuffin or Fluffy Beast) was about 14 years old and was suffering from kidney failure and arthritis. My parents decided that

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When I worked in a biochemistry lab at the University of Utah, the grad students and I decided that Fridays were Crazy Shirt Fridays. We'd wear the brightest, loudest, most obnoxious shirts we could find. So in that tradition, I proclaim today Crazy Hat Friday. Here's Preston modeling his crazy sun hat. Poor kid will probably require therapy if his friends see this when he's older.

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1117032958924101192005-05-25T08:55:00.000-06:002005-05-25T09:03:17.823-06:00

I finally saw “Stars Wars episode III: Revenge of the Sith” (ROTS)on Saturday. My husband and I had to see it separately since we couldn’t get a babysitter. But I don’t normally talk much during movies in theaters. At home it’s another story. My husband is continually exasperated by my numerous questions.Anyway, on the whole I was pleased with the movie. I thought the visual effects and the

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Calling all cat lovers! The next edition of Carnival of the Cats is being hosted by yours truly here at Ripe Bananas. Please submit your entries by 6 p.m. (Central time) this Sunday, May 29th at cats(at)isfullofcrap.com. I'm looking forward to all of your cat-related posts.UPDATE: I neglected to mention that this week's Carnival o' Cats is at thisblogisfullofcrap. Enjoy the cat crap.

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Well, it seems our comcast cable is working well now so I have some catching up to do. Over the Mother's Day weekend, I flew up to Salt Lake City, Utah with my son and husband to attend my brother's graduation from the University of Utah. It was Preston's very first plane ride and he had no problems. He sleep most of the way, woke up for some dinner, and then spent the rest of the time

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1116525443629631072005-05-19T11:54:00.000-06:002005-05-19T11:57:23.633-06:00

Our Comcast cable connection has been in and out over the past three weeks. It always seems to work when my husband's using the computer, but the minute I want to blog or check email, it goes down again. We finally got Comcast to send out some repairmen and it's working now. Hopefully, I'll get to post more later.

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1114786929400984012005-04-29T08:49:00.000-06:002005-04-29T09:25:00.096-06:00

Last Friday, the Association of University Teachers (AUT) in the U.K. decided to boycott Israeli Universities (via LGF) to protest against the "apartheid" Israeli government and the occupation of Palestinian territory. Hmmm...I wonder if the AUT is also going to boycott North Korean, Iranian, and Chinese universities because their governments commit numerous civil rights abuses? How about

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Preston has reached that wonderful landmark of sampling solid food...if you can call watered down rice cereal either solid or food. Most of it runs down his chin as he rolls the foreign-textured swill around his mouth. Sometimes he seems to prefer chomping on his plastic bib. His bottom two teeth have finally come in after a month of teething and now his top four are all coming at once, poor

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1114638425364099572005-04-27T15:46:00.000-06:002005-04-27T16:18:15.070-06:00

Well, I’ve been meaning to do some science blogging, but I haven’t found any inspiring research articles that wouldn’t put my non-scientist readers to sleep. I’ve found a couple articles to be mildly interesting, but nothing spectacular. Let's see. There's Comparison of Fine-Scale Recombination Rates in Humans and Chimpanzees where the authors show that although chimp DNA is 99% identical to

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1113514882795454852005-04-14T15:40:00.000-06:002005-04-14T15:55:13.700-06:00

Every spring it's tradition for us to photograph the blue bonnettes in bloom. This year we can photograph Preston as well. Since he can't sit up by himself yet, Mommy has to be in the picture too. Oh well. It was a bad hair day and Preston was kind of tired so he's not smiling. But he's got a big ol' grin in the next picture. He just got an exer-saucer and he has a ball playing in it.

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1113099480761076222005-04-09T20:17:00.000-06:002005-04-11T12:37:22.840-06:00

Omni is a big-time mama's boy. He just loves to invite himself onto my lap, even when I'm trying to feed Preston or type on the computer. He makes it impossible to get anything done at the computer. So after I've kicked him out of my lap 5-6 times, he finally gets the message and decides to sit ON TOP of the computer. Of course, he's not as small as he used to be (because he eats my other

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1113076572797107342005-04-09T13:42:00.000-06:002005-04-09T14:00:16.746-06:00

I was listening to Dennis Prager yesterday and he was talking about the criticism of Pope John Paul II with regards his refusal to ordain women priests, and it got me thinking about the role of the priesthood in the LDS church. Numerous times, people have told me that LDS women are OPPRESSED by the male hierarchy of our church. But I’m sure they aren’t aware that women were given the right to

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1112991734716640382005-04-08T14:10:00.000-06:002005-04-08T14:35:44.813-06:00

Just when I had some free time yesterday to do a couple of posts, Blogger goes down and then my comcast connection goes out. Argh! So I'll try again today.I've never been into photography. Mostly I've just snapped a few pictures of special family occasions or scenic views on trips IF I remember to bring my camera along, which is not often. My husband on the other hand, is an excellent amateur

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1112823304991040402005-04-06T15:28:00.000-06:002005-04-06T15:41:29.060-06:00

Don’t worry, my blog friends, I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. I was suffering from a temporary bout of baby/blogging blues. You know, the kind of blues where you question whether blogging is worth the time invested because probably no one bothers to read your rants, and you find yourself having a small identity crisis because life at home with your baby is altogether TOO TRANQUIL

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1109868943203874912005-03-03T09:46:00.000-07:002005-03-03T10:08:30.486-07:00

Ok. So today I'm posting a picture from last week and this week to make up for the missed post. And I promise the pictures are worth the wait. The first one shows Preston at age 10 weeks taking a bath. He loves his baths! He hated them at first, but now he just relaxes and enjoys the warm water. I can't wait until he's old enough to sit up by himself in our bathtub, and play with a bunch of

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1108705554963481362005-02-17T22:43:00.000-07:002005-02-17T22:57:54.046-07:00

Finally, I was able to capture Preston smiling. It took many attempts and much shaking of toys. I'm glad he's in such a good mood today. Yesterday he got his first set of vaccinations, and it was not fun for either one of us. The emotional pain I felt when seeing him in pain, even though it was short-lived, was indescribable. I wanted so much to take away his pain, to comfort him. I've

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1108679797808077422005-02-17T15:36:00.000-07:002005-02-17T22:43:21.690-07:00

Being a new mother, of course I want to be the best mother I can be to my son Preston. I want to make sure he eats enough, sleeps enough, stays healthy, is clothed properly for the weather, gets enough intellectual and physical stimulation for his proper development, and is in general a happy fellow. Sometimes mothers can drive themselves and their families crazy with their high expectations

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1108140757998278742005-02-11T09:43:00.000-07:002005-02-11T09:56:14.910-07:00

If there are any insomniacs out there that need a sure-fire sleep-aid, here's a link to my Ph.D. dissertation entitled "The Role of the Scaffolding Protein InaD in Localization of Signaling Complexes to the Rhabdomeres of Drosophila Photoreceptors." I can't believe I actually finished that monstrosity. Anyway, if you ever wanted to know in gory detail how those pesky fruitflies see well enough

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1108139031938106212005-02-11T09:20:00.000-07:002005-02-11T09:26:25.243-07:00

Here's a pic of Omni sitting on the top of my book shelf gazing out the window. It's his 2nd favorite spot to sit when I'm blogging (the 1st being right on top of the monitor). Omni's much easier to photograph than my other cat, Asia. In fact, I suspect he's a ham. The elusive Asia, on the other hand, will either attack the camera strap, or run away and hide under the futon. I'll try to

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1108138319409296022005-02-11T09:03:00.000-07:002005-02-11T09:15:57.850-07:00

I've been desperately trying to snap a picture of Preston smiling, but usually he wiggles his head around when he does it and I get a blurred image. The best I could manage was this one where's he got this small "I'm up to something" smile. He's growing so fast, it's hard to keep him in clothes. He's about 14 lbs. and his 3-6 month clothes are already getting too short. Between my husband (

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1107295848447678782005-02-01T15:02:00.000-07:002005-02-01T15:11:29.670-07:00

This week's Carnival of Cats is hosted by Watermark, a gorgeously designed poet's blog. Grad school seems to have sucked all the poetic juices out of me, but hopefully my poetic heart will reawaken with the joys of motherhood. First, though, I have to figure out what the heck I'm doing. Anyway, go to Watermark, and enjoy the feline pics and sample some poems.

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I've been following the upcoming Iraqi elections with great anticipation. Finally, the Iraqis got to vote yesterday. Friends of Democracy has complete coverage of the Iraqi elections. I also suggest reading some of the personal Iraqi blogs such as Iraq the Model and Healing Iraq (my two favorites). I wish my Iraqi brothers and sisters the best for their country. I’m pleased that they got out

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1106925000202608992005-01-28T08:10:00.000-07:002005-01-29T07:58:36.960-07:00

Ok, any politispeak is strictly banned on Fridays. I usually drive my husband and myself crazy with my politics obsession. Now, cats have the right attitude about everything. You might say they're comparable to Jamaicans (at least the ones in those rum commercials) as far as animals go. The only things they're uptight about is their food. Don't mess with it! Here my 4-year-old tortie Asia

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1106924633063878732005-01-28T08:03:00.000-07:002005-01-28T08:06:51.946-07:00

Sorry for the light blogging, folks. Being a Mom is more time-consuming than I thought. Some days I'm lucky to squeeze in a shower or a walk. So I guess I'll be blogging when I can. But here's this weeks BabyBlogging. Here Preston (6 weeks old) discovers (for the umpteenth time) that one's hand is quite tasty and delicious. Yummy! 

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1106924085920393072005-01-28T07:48:00.000-07:002005-01-28T07:54:45.920-07:00

Here's a link to this week's Carnival of the Cats hosted by Kimberly at Music and Cats. She has three beautiful kitties of her own. Laurence Simon of the hilarious blog this blog is full of crap came up with the Carnival of Cats which is the best carnival yet IMHO. Cats rule.

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1106327779207945542005-01-21T10:16:00.000-07:002005-01-28T07:58:17.860-07:00

I like instapundit's tradition of Friday catblogging, so I'm going to start doing it too. Thursdays will be babyblogging. I love this picture of my cat Omni because he looks so P.O.'d, like he's gonna rip my face off if I don't give him his Whisker Lickin'treats NOW! 

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1106326833354722922005-01-21T09:56:00.000-07:002005-01-21T10:03:41.823-07:00

(Note: I actually wrote this yesterday, but didn't get a chance to post it until today due to mommy duties.) Blogging has been light since I’ve been sick with a cold and there’s been nothing to spark my fancy until today. Today is the historic second inauguration ceremony of President George W. Bush (I wonder if the heads of my Bush-hating colleagues are exploding yet?). This is the first

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1105637480651685632005-01-13T10:31:00.000-07:002005-01-13T10:35:47.560-07:00

Here's Preston (4 weeks old) chillin' with Daddy. He's already developed a taste for Sci-Fi, specifically Battlestar Galatica. 

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the cutest baby of all? I think we all know the answer to that question. 

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1105637334573610582005-01-13T10:28:00.000-07:002005-01-13T10:41:03.933-07:00

Darling, you look mah-velous! Here's a close-up of Preston at 4 weeks of age. I don't know what we'd do without that binky. He loves to chomp on everything, Mom especially. Ouch!  

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1105138725247261922005-01-07T15:49:00.000-07:002005-01-07T15:58:45.246-07:00

I wasn’t able to blog immediately after the tsunami destruction. But the plight of those that died during the tsunami, and those left suffering in the aftermath has often been on my mind. Many people may look at his as a random act of nature, others may say that it was an act of God for one reason or another, while others may question “If there is a God, how could God allow so many people to

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1105049756161756042005-01-06T14:54:00.000-07:002005-01-06T15:15:56.160-07:00

Unbelievable! I was so disappointed that I missed blogging the 2004 election, and then I see that the Democrats are continuing their suicidal shenanigans. Earth to Senator Boxer et al., you lost! Get over it! I think most Americans will see this move by the Dems for what it is: sour grapes. They can protest all they want about how it's about protecting democracy and the electoral process.

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1104950045565422752005-01-05T12:26:00.000-07:002005-01-05T11:34:05.566-07:00

#82 Diaper-changing pad #43 Sleep-inducing device (when read to small child in soothing tones with low lighting) Now that my schedule has somewhat stabilized, I'm attempting to blog regularly now. I'm bringing back this feature, as well as the Friday Science Round-up. I removed my email address from this page because I was getting a ton of spam. Feel free to leave suggestions or notes in

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1104940853354109492005-01-05T09:00:00.000-07:002005-01-06T15:18:29.136-07:00

Here's a picture of our son Preston at 8 days of age. Aw, isn't he cute? We can't decide who he looks like more, but he definitely has my highly intelligent-looking forehead. I'm still trying to get the hang of using our new-fangled digital camera, but I'll definitely be posting more pics of Preston as he grows for your cute baby-viewing pleasure. 

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1104424640629614902004-12-30T09:35:00.000-07:002004-12-30T09:42:22.843-07:00

Well, gentle readers, a lot has happened since last I posted. Christmas is over, all of my family has departed, and I finally have some time to update my blog. The big news is that I gave birth to our son Preston Roy Hahn on December 14th, 2004. He weighed in at 8 lbs. 8.6 oz and measured 22 inches in length. He’s a tall and lanky child, just like his parents. The delivery was no picnic, I tell

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1102394685771134202004-12-06T21:36:00.000-07:002004-12-06T21:44:45.770-07:00

Well, I saw my OB today, and it seems things are progressing rather rapidly. I won't bore you with the details, but basically Jr. could come at any time so I probably won't be posting for a while. But when I return, I'm sure I'll have some amusing delivery anecdotes to share, like ripping my husband's shirt off in the delievery room or something. In the meantime, I'm just going to freak out.

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1101930220796222112004-12-01T12:43:00.000-07:002004-12-01T12:50:29.740-07:00

Christmas always seems to sneak up on me. Between school and church activities, it always seemed like I've never had enough time to really prepare for it. This year will be quite different from past Christmases since I'll be a new mother before it, and for the first time since high school I'll be unemployed and not in school. Last weekend, my husband and I put up a tree and all our Christmas

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1101255788442832872004-11-23T17:03:00.000-07:002004-11-23T17:29:53.436-07:00

The day of reckoning has come and gone, gentle readers (if there are any of you left). On Friday I successfully defended my thesis dissertation, and I'm now (almost) a Ph.D. All I have left to do is finish revisions on my written dissertation and turn it in. As of Dec. 10th, I'll be Ady Hahn, Ph.D. However, I'd prefer to go by Dr. Mommy. It seems almost too good to be true that I'm done with

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1097176913379500672004-10-07T13:12:00.000-06:002004-10-07T13:21:53.380-06:00

Yesterday the Fishheads tune kept running though my head as I was doing a lab experiment (involving fly heads), except it went more like this: Fly heads, fly heads, rolly polly fly heads. Fly heads, fly heads, eat them up, YUM! I took a fly head out to see a movie, It didn't like it, thought it was dum! It must have been F 9-11, then. Aack! Yes, I'm still alive, but barely sane as I struggle

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1091832281000286382004-08-06T16:42:00.000-06:002004-08-06T16:44:41.000-06:00

I had another sonogram a week or two ago and Hahn Jr. is definitely a boy. I'd post pics, but I want to preserve his modesty since he seemed rather shy during the analysis.

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1088014732937889392004-06-23T12:13:00.000-06:002004-06-23T12:36:16.536-06:00

My husband and I decided to get another cat to be a companion for our kitty Asia since our hands will be full after Hahn Jr. arrives. We thought she needed a pal to keep her company and give her plenty of exercise since she's starting to fill out. We went to the DFW Humane Society in Irving and found the perfect kitten. His name is Omni and he's a 3 month-old silver tabby. He's has the

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1087586773058433052004-06-18T13:13:00.000-06:002004-06-18T13:47:24.256-06:00

There's a series of tests that's administered to pregnant women in the 15th-16th week of pregnancy termed the triple test. The tests measure the levels of 3 hormones in the blood that are indicators of increased risk of cystic fibrosis, neural tube defects, and Down's syndrome in the developing baby. So I had the triple test done last week at my appointment and this week my doctor called to

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So I thought I'd give a little baby update, although I doubt I have many readers right now. As soon as I'm done with school, I'm planning to get back in the blogging groove. I promise! Anyway, I had my 2nd OB appointment yesterday. Nothing really happened at my first one except for a bunch of yucky tests, the details of which are not necessary to relate. But yesterday I actually got to hear

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Although I was born in the mid 70's, Ronald Reagan was the first president that I clearly remember. I was too young to understand the ramifications of most of his speeches, but I remember being impressed with his radiant smile and gentle, but firm tone of voice. My grandfather, a lifelong Republican, donated some money to his presidential campaign in my name, and I was thrilled when I received

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Wow, I didn't think I'd be able to stay away from blogging for so long. I'm making progress on my thesis project and I'm on schedule for my defense in late summer or early fall. I intend to get back into blogging regularly once my thesis is completed. But in other news, Mr. Fly Killa and I are expecting our first child in December! We're both really excited. My husband couldn't help telling

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1080077875718057472004-03-23T14:37:00.000-07:002004-03-23T14:41:22.013-07:00

After some thought, I've decided to go on a hiatus so I can focus on graduating this summer. I've been spending way too much time and having way too much fun blogging. I might post a few quick and fun things, but no more long essays for a while. I'll be eating, sleeping, and drinking fruit fly vision for the next few months. I'll still be lurking around the blogosphere, and I'll respond to

Ady Hahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04742971268699476707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070966.post-1080077537618509442004-03-23T14:32:00.000-07:002004-03-23T14:35:43.983-07:00

Check out this week's Carnival of the Bush Bloggers hosted by Blogs for Bush. I submitted my post on North Korea so it's up there with some other great commentary related to the Presidential election.

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Remember when President Bush labeled Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as the axis of evil in the 2002 State of the Union address? Remember how shocked the members of the media were? Well, read this article by William C. Triplett at NRO and then try telling me that the communist regime of North Korea is not evil. William C. Triplett on North Korea on National Review Online Here's a few excerpts:

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A group of neuroscientists from Israel wanted to know if the brains of human subjects work in similar ways under natural conditions of processing visual and auditory data. They tested this by having 5 subjects watch "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging of the brain (FMRIB). Basically, in FMRIB increased blood flow to regions of the brain that

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I'm going to limit my posting on politics to only things that really bug me or things that are just too hilarious to pass up because there's tons of great commentary out there already (see links under Fresh Fruit). The latter reason fits this post. Last night on Fox News, Shepard Smith said that the White House was now referring to John Kerry as the "International Man of Mystery," a clear

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Sorry for the light posting. I was actually getting some work done until my patch clamp rig broke down, again. So for the next few days, I'll have time to post some silly pictures and ramblings. Today, I'm exhibiting the picture I submitted to a hilarious website called My Cat Hates You. It's basically a collection of silly pictures of cats from all over the world. As I'm convinced that my

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