Bird flu article is finished!

I just put the finishing touches on my article for Language and Politics, an academic journal which is publishing a special issue on avian flu. This afternoon, I sent it off to the editor, two days ahead of schedule. So, in other words, I’m feeling pretty good and largely carefree right now.
The article is entitled, [...]

Back to Bird Flu - Politics and Public Health

I’ve been asked to write an article on the political language of bird flu, specifically as it relates to the recent battles over viral samples from China and Indonesia. I’ll be focusing upon China, and discussing how public health is pretty much synonymous with politics these days. Basically, everything about global public health as it [...]

Procrastination facts

Clearly, I am procrastinating. But, ever the perfectionist, I wanted to make certain I was doing it right. So, ergo the following, taken from an institutional (oops, I meant to say educational institution’s) web page. For your own procrastinating pleasure. And, please, let me know if any of the following seem all-too familiar.
Procrastination and Its [...]