Happy 90th Birthday Dad!

Today would have been Dad's 90th birthday.  He would have gotten a kick out of that.

Jeff Band Goes to Semistate

The Jefferson High School Marching Band, anchored by its stellar clarinet section led my Michael and Tyler Eddy, will participate in the Class A semistate competition on Saturday. The top ten bands from semistate will compete in the state finals on October 29 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Read the Journal and Courier story here. Good luck, guys.

Another Review of Paul's Pigs Play--with Pictures!

Here's a glowing review of The 3 Little Pigs from a site for moms and this one has pictures, including this one with Paul.

Paul's 3 Pigs Play Reviewed by NY Times

The New York Times review of the Atlantic Theater's production of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs says the play is "one of the best children’s shows of the year." And the Times says, "The cast, directed by Anya Saffir, is excellent." Presumably including our own Paul Eddy. You can read the times review here.

And here's the note from offoffbroadway.com, which includes a mention of Paul as a cast member. A similar note appears in the New York Theater Guide.com; see it here.

Van Morrison Enters the Scientific Lexicon

While reviewing Sarah's CV I ran across this:

Lecture. Sarah Eddy. 2011. It’s a marvelous night for a foot-dance: visual cues and Plethodon courtship. Animal Behaviour Society, Bloomington, IN

When was the last time a scientific presentation referenced a Van Morrison song?  Was this girl raised up right, or what?

Sarah Presenting an Evolution Workshop at National Conference

On Friday Sarah and another grad student will be presenting the workshop described below at the annual meeting of the National Association of Biology Teachers in Anaheim. It appears to be a large conference.

Speciation via Sexual Selection: A Discovery Based Activity
Grand J • Hands-on Workshop • Evolution • HS 4C

Role-play speciation! Students explore how sexual selection can split one species
into two or more new species using dice and dress-up. Lesson plans provided.

Sarah Eddy & Kailtin Bonner, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

 The exclamation point is quite elegant.

More of the talented Eddys!

Today the Harrison Raiders with their star, Caleb Eddy, won the Junior Varsity championship! They played 4 games and held their opponents scoreless on all of them.It's such fun to see Caleb play and if he chooses not to next year, I will greatly miss his games. So, Ian, it's now up to you!
I may consider going to bed early as my legs are really tired from the game!