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