Tag Archives: NECCO

Happy Valentine’s!

February 14, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day.

I remember that my school disallowed us bringing in Valentine’s Day cards for our classmates. No, it wasn’t an economic issue- it was the purported connection of the holiday with Saint Valentine.

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Hurk. Ack.

April 24, 2018 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 7 Comments

The first day I went to Building 10 (that was the ChemE building at MIT), I rode my bike from what is now known as the Tang Residences [it was Westgate II when I was a grad student), my nose was overwhelmed. A sickly, sweet smell pervaded the air.

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