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  • The Power of the Advisor/Advisee Relationship

    I know I don’t post much anymore, but I wanted to put this in writing somewhere. Every two weeks, in my role as Director of the School of Environment and Natural Resources at Ohio State, I write a reflection for our faculty newsletter titled (creatively) ‘Thoughts from the Director’. This was my reflection this week…

  • The End of a Free Ride

    Two economists walk into an AERE happy hour in New Orleans. One says, “Hey, are you and Economist 3 done providing that awesome public good?” Two says, “Ya know, we’ve been thinking about providing it again!” One says, “DO IT! It’s so useful to the world! I love free riding!” Two sips beer. One sips…

  • The climes they are a-changin’

    I was talking to my parents last night and they were bemoaning the amount of rain they have had the past month.  These are the same parents who can best be described as climate change skeptics.  Really they pay little attention to things like climate change other than my father making an off-hand remark on…

  • I drove to Charleston, SC today and listened to R.E.M. the whole dang way

    I'm here: February 6 & 7, 2018 Socio-Economic PanelCrowne Plaza Hotel4381 Tanger Outlet BoulevardNorth Charleston, SC  29418 Briefing Book  Webinar Registration  February 6, 2017, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM  February 7, 2017, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM Public Comment Click here to submit public comment on SEP agenda items Click here to read what others have…

  • I’ve been taking my OCSA (i.e., “sabbatical”) very seriously

    I've even taken a sabbatical from this blog. I think that the dog walk has become a substitute (guilty pleasure when I'm working at home*) for the blog post (guilty pleasure when I'm in the office). Whatever is going on, I have too much to say about the way the world works to let this…

  • My new autoresponse to appstate.edu emails

    Hello, John Whitehead is happy to report that he is no longer a part-time academic administrator (i.e., Economics Department Chair). If your email is regarding department business, please redirect it to our new chair Todd Cherry at cherrytl at appstate.edu. John Whitehead is also happy to report that he is on Off-Campus Scholarly Assignment (i.e.,…

  • I always use gmail when I have something interesting to say to Tim

    Jonathan Rees: Earlier this year, word broke that the University of California system secretly established a way by which it could monitor and read faculty emails. It defies belief that the UC system is the only one to do so. As is the case with any employer these days, your college or university can read…

  • Taco Tuesday

    Here is my recipe for the meat: Brown 1 lb of grass-fed ground beef* Mix the taco seasoning** (adapted from food renegade): 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt Drain the fat from the beef, add 1/2 cup of water…

  • Tell it to the complaint department

    My iPhone 5c (which I've learned is a notoriously crappy phone) stopped telling time accurately back before Christmas. The clock is slow, very slow. Like, when I took this screenshot it was not 12:42 pm. When it first started my alarm wouldn't go off and I'd oversleep in the morning. I send time-sensitive text messages…

  • What is the optimal number of time slots on a Doodle Poll?

    I don't know the answer, but I do know that 64 is too many.