By Harold Denmark and the Netherlands are so similar that most people in America assume they’re the same country. So why is the organ donation rate in the Netherlands 28 percent, while in Denmark it’s 98 percent? In the Netherlands, like in the U.S., organ donation is “opt-in” — you have to check a box [...]
Entries from March 2010
March 28, 2010
And I Would Drive 170,000 Miles, and I would Drive 170,000 More…
by Laura Yesterday we gave the good old Honda Civic its first good vacuuming since Harold first got it in 2001. While this was mostly incredibly disgusting, the car was a virtual treasure trove of mementos. Under the seats, tucked into pockets, we found undergraduate parking passes, a Montreal guidebook, an AeroMask, snapshots from Harold’s [...]
March 27, 2010
Mid-Spring: When the Graduate Student Soul Offically Begins to Crumble
by Laura One of my favorite things to do is make a list. Pro and con lists are particularly satisfying. Here’s a handy summarization of my week thus far: Plus Side Easter means jellybeans! Much like candy corn, I only allow myself to consume this level of pure sugary goodness at certain times of the [...]
March 26, 2010
Bill Clinton is right
By Harold Now, we get positive feedback from people all the time, though it usually comes after Laura asks someone a direct question like, “What do you think of the blog?” and I’m standing inches away, so a negative response would be not only incredible awkward, but potentially damaging to the friendship and/or father-daughter relationship.
March 25, 2010
Academy Award nominees come to campus
By Harold There’s a really cheap, easy way to see the Academy Award nominees this spring — they’re pretty much all playing at the student union movie theaters at Duke and UNC.
March 23, 2010
Rural Retreat
by Laura Tomorrow I head to the center of North Carolina as part of my education research. While the school that I’m visiting is smack in the middle of nowhere, I was curious to see what any nearby tourist attractions might be like. The state is often quite savvy in marketing its multiple geographies, and [...]
March 22, 2010
Important news about the windows
By Noodle I’m happy to say that the season has finally changed from windows down to windows up. This is a very important development, because during the four hours I’m not sleeping, I spend a lot of my time staring out the window. It has been a long, tortuous five months of windows down. There [...]
March 21, 2010
Magnolia Grill
by Laura No one gets through Duke without making their parents take them to Magnolia Grill…except for me & Harold, apparently. My in-laws generously made up for it by treating us to dinner there this weekend. Considering that we had been hearing good things about this Durham foodie mecca since 1998, it was hard not [...]
March 19, 2010
The Best of the Best?
by Laura This week’s insert in the esteemed Daily Tar Heel included the results from a student survey about local favorites. These “Carolina’s Finest” categories included trends like favorite reality show (Which, of course, is Jersey Shore…as if there could be another option). Curious as to where the cool kids hang out and what they’re [...]
March 17, 2010
Blast from the Past
By Harold Last night I got to do something no one had done in 24 years — watch the UNC men’s basketball team in Carmichael Auditorium, where it played until 1986.
March 14, 2010
Lessons Learned in Vegas
by Laura It is absolutely impossible to “take it easy” in Sin City. I think I’m re-sick, but the good times were worth it! Having my own jacuzzi tub is now on my list of life musts. You will be offered half-price boyfriends upon arrival. You should, at the very least, hold out for full-price [...]
March 10, 2010
Tournament time
By Harold This wouldn’t be a Triangle-based web site without a discussion of the ACC tournament, which starts Thursday. This is always the most difficult week of the year as a Duke fan. On the one hand, you want them to win every game, especially against the bigger rivals. On the other hand, you don’t [...]
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