Author Archives: Jared

And the day I’ve been dreading for months is almost here. In the morning I’ll wake up, walk into campus, and take my written PhD comprehensive exam. I’m scheduled to start at 9am, and I have eight hours (plus a … Continue reading →

[On location in Fairfax, Virginia] Greetings from the deep, DEEP South of northern Virginia! I’m down here in Fairfax for the 13th Annual George Mason University Conference on Atmospheric Transport & Dispersion Modeling. This is my fourth year in a … Continue reading →

[NOTE: My YouTube videos are now embedded in this post, check them out!] I hope all of you had a fantastic Independence Day weekend! Mine was a good one for sure. Carl came down on Friday night and after team … Continue reading →

For quite some time on his blog, my friend Ben has put up a post whenever he’s been leading the music team at State College Evangelical Free Church (SCEFC), listing each song and a little bit of his rationale for … Continue reading →

A couple years ago I decided to buy a hardcover single-volume edition of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Once upon a time when I was a kid (maybe when I was 8 or 10 years old??) I read … Continue reading →