George Monbiot’s “The Lairds of Learning” (via HN) is exceedingly important:

But the academic publishers get their articles, their peer reviewing (vetting by other researchers) and even much of their editing for free. The material they publish was commissioned and funded not by them but by us, through government research grants and academic stipends. But to see it, we must pay again, and through the nose.

As a future dentist, I don’t actually know how I will stay up-to-date without access to the hundreds of specialty journals available at the U of M. Without institutional access, it costs too much to stay abreast of the current research. As a result, one’s continuing education money goes toward funding established speakers (“Continuing Education” credits) — this is not preferable to getting information first-hand from primary sources.

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Spent an absolutely fantastic evening with Mykala and a picnic blanket on this little patch of grass by Sylvan Lake.

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I didn’t know a pronghorn was an animal. However, I have reaffirmed my love of Wikipedia:

Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the Prong Buck, Pronghorn Antelope, or simply Antelope, as it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and one theory is that it fills a similar ecological niche due to convergent evolution. It is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae.

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I’m eating a delicious date-based dessert.

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Perfect view from the terrace on the back of Sylvan Lake lodge.

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