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Abundant Life…

Leadership in Three Models

4 May 2018
Not too long ago, a campus group asked me to describe my ideas on leadership. How did I define leadership in general? How did I lead, specifically? Being a researcher,…
Geological Engineering…

Dissertation Defense

5 Mar 2018
Looking much like I sat waiting to see the middle school principal about some infraction, I sat in the hallway waiting for my committee's determination. I glanced at my phone…
Grad School How To

One Month

2 Nov 20172 Nov 2017
Yesterday I presented the results of my Sprint Month. Sprint Month: I stepped down from my positions in my various clubs, logged out of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and even my…
Abundant Life…

Cultivate a New Hobby

22 Sep 201723 Sep 2017
Hobbies, in many ways, constitute a luxury. Hobbies require time, money, and thoughtfulness. For most in the world, any one of these three constituents is scarce or non-existent. But in our…
Grad School How To

SJB Bfst

9 Sep 20179 Sep 2017
After years of eating my Scyller Breakfast in front of fascinated/horrified on lookers, and a couple of requests, I decided this recipe warranted a post. Initial considerations when making the…
Geological Engineering…

Testing, Testing

4 Sep 20174 Sep 2017
Having spent as much time in the lab and machine shop as I have this past year, I can say with confidence, there are two ways to approach your research:…
Grad School How To…

Tribes

14 Aug 201715 Aug 2017
Stick out right hand, shake firmly, "Hi, my name is Scyller and I like black coffee, have a scrappy gutter dog, and have lived in every time zone in the…
Grad School How To

Research Rites

8 Aug 2017
The obvious challenges of graduate research are taking and passing qualifying and comprehensive exams, defending one's dissertation proposal, navigating relationships with committee members, and finding funding. Less obvious are the…
Grad School How To

Giant Small Stride

5 Aug 20177 Aug 2017
Yesterday, my research took another step forward and another conundrum unraveled. I'm using strain gages on my rock samples to determine at what internal stresses they fail. Locating the correct…
Grad School How To

Doing the Thing

6 Apr 2017
Amy Poehler writes in her book, Yes, Please, “talking about the thing is not the thing. Doing the thing is the thing.” To this, I would add blogging about the…

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The Oil Crisis of 1973 – 1974: A Brief History with Documents
by Karen R. Merrill

West with the Night
by Beryl Markham

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond

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