Abstracting

As I sit in my Tuesday designated work space (an available room at my brother's office), I am tediously pouring through 81 pages of journal abstracts.  This is based only on one literature search to help me justify just one independent variable for my qualifying paper.  I know this probably means nothing to you.  I continue, nevertheless.  I can't help but to wonder- will I then have to find, print, and read the entire articles?  How much does the abstract really nail home the key points of a paper?  Can I abstract from the abstract?  Is this the beginnings of another lazy researcher?  Aren't there any short cuts on the road to scholarly productivity.  Oh that p-word.  I promise to blog about that soon.  I use to love to use it, but now productivity just means so much more.

At this point, if I were out doors I'd spit on the ground to take the disgust from my mouth.  

Oh well.  Back to work then.

-Cas

History in the making

Wow. Tonight Obama becomes the first African American nominee to a major political party. Hot Damn! I think the world will be in shock. He is charismatic, intelligent, articulate, 47 years young, and BLACK. The United States of America has changed. It may not be fully changed, but by God it has to have made some major changes for us to be here at this moment.

In my lifetime.

In our lifetimes.

Can you believe this? I'm scared about what comes next. Nervous. Excited. Surprised. Speechless- almost. So can he lead this crazy, sick country? Why not. He'll have all the advisers and important people to help him out. No one really does it all alone. HOT DAMN! This is so cool, kids. Politics has never been so interesting, engaging, and meaningful.

Congratulations to Senator Obama- soon to be President Obama- hopefully. Too cool, man, too cool.