Summer Vacation
The STC team takes its customary two week vacation. Do you think we deserve it? Looking forward to seeing you again on July 3rd !

Foto by Davide Schiano, (originally on Flickr, but no longer in 2025)
The STC team takes its customary two week vacation. Do you think we deserve it? Looking forward to seeing you again on July 3rd !

Foto by Davide Schiano, (originally on Flickr, but no longer in 2025)
by the STC team — We are taking our customary two week vacation. Do you think we deserve it ? Looking forward to seeing you again on July 13th !
The STC team is taking its customary summer vacation, this year for five weeks.
by Team STC — We take advantage of this being the season for rejoicing, whoo-hoo!, and take our annual winter two week vacation. When we return in 2019, we will enter the 13th year of Small Things Considered. And we do so for the first time with our own logo!
by Elio — As is our custom, we take a two week vacation at this time of year, deserved or not. We'll see you again in the new year, starting on January 6th. Please accept our wishes for a fine Holiday Season. May cheerful...
'tis the 2nd of December and today we celebrate the seventh anniversary of this blog. In blog years (something analogous to dog years), that's quite a stretch of time. It's been great fun (and considerable work). We thank all who have contributed by writing articles, commenting, and visiting.
S. Marvin Friedman (1929–2015) was Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biological Sciences at Hunter College of the City University of New York. He was part of the team for 5 years, during which he was a steadfast contributor. His microbiological interests extended far and wide, reflecting his familiarity with both prevailing and less common aspects...