Back when I was young, movies regularly had a break - called an 'intermission.' I remember that there was one during "The Sound of Music" but mostly remember them later on, between movies, not during a movie, at the drive-in theater, when I was slightly older. Many years after that, I remember intermission during the outdoor Shakepeare plays I used to go to often (free admission!) at Schiller Park in Columbus, Ohio. I especially remember the actor who portrayed Oberon in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" announcing the intermission accompanied by a flame and some smoke he 'conjured' from his hands. But, to more important things - there is a new QNG on page 2. The apprentice is attempting to explain grounded theory. Thanks to Dr. Robin Cooper for the lecture and slides last evening in QRGP 6305. So what is ending or just...intermitting (?) you may ask.
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With the new format, I am just going to post the Ninja girl animations on her pages. I put a new one up this evening.
It sort of dances around (this is a description and a clever reference to the content) the administrative issues that arise when becoming involved in research projects that involve others. I am specifically experiencing some potential issues with my dissertation process. I have had a lot of issues surrounding committee members which somehow seems ironic since their primary function is just to guide and to advise. My problems, from the beginning, have been in selecting and retaining committee members. I can accept some fault for people's refusal to serve on my committee (although I like to think that they all just happened to be otherwise occupied). However, I am not willing to believe that the two who are leaving/have left the university did so due to anything related to my dissertation. Still, facing the departure of not one but two is daunting to say the least, even when there is an expectation that one will remain a part of the committee even if physically rather remote. A farmer told me many years ago that cattle lie on the ground when it is going to rain in order to keep a dry patch of grass to graze on later.
Since that time, I have kept an eye on cattle postures, especially on overcast days when I am in the middle of a long bike ride. I have wondered if, by extension, one can assume that if half of the cattle are lying and the other half are standing, that there is a 50% chance of rain (roughly 80% in the photo above). Based on years of non-systematic observations, and attempts to see patterns, I would like to offer the following cattle posture findings: -Cattle lie down sometimes -Sometimes when cattle are lying down, it will rain (or is raining) -Sometimes when cattle are lying down, it will not rain -Cattle stand up frequently -Sometimes when cattle are standing up, it will rain (or is raining) -Sometimes when cattle are standing up, it will not rain |
AuthorI am Sheryl L. Chatfield, Ph.D, C.T.R.S. I am a member of the faculty in the College of Public Health at Kent State University. I also Co-coordinate the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research and I am a member of the Design Innovation Team at Kent State. Archives
February 2024
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