I'm heading cross-country to talk about Microcosm. First stop--Powell's bookstore in Portland tonight. Never been there before, so I'm looking forward to a bibliophile's pilgrimage. Hope to see Portlanders there!
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Arrive to the conference early to take in a day of skiing before the conference.
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90 minute delay in take off at Boston, with a mad dash to our connecting flight in Portland.
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Luggage stuck in Portland = No ski equipment = No skiing = Working on the talk and the grant.
I'm going to be attending the March Meeting of the American Physical Society next week, in Portland, OR. This will be held at the Oregon Convention Center, which is apparently on the opposite side of the river from every hotel in the city.
The APS March meeting is next week as 10000 physicists invade Portland, Oregon. I hope Powell's bookstore has stocked their science sections well!
My main thought on departing Portland this morning is, jeez, I'll be back in like three days.
On September 18, I will be speaking at Reed College at the invite of the Reed Secular Alliance.
I love Powell's! Be sure to ask them though,, about their criteria for book placement. I don't think creationist literature belongs in the science section.
Wow. A little touch of Dennis Markuze in the night. I rate that as at least 0.6 Timecubes.
I look forward to reading your book. I just downloaded the 'Skeptics Guide to the Universe' podcast. Good stuff.