Just a brief update. Another snow day here. It's the last one, they promise, barring further Wrath-of-the-Gods weather arriving. The school system is in a swivet--uncertain how to re-schedule the school year, especially considering the high stakes tests that they spend February prepping/cramming the kids for. There are rumors as to extended school ( Read more... )

Snowmageddon the Sequel is upon us today. It's my turn to stay home, after I stubbornly went in Sunday evening to finish setting up an experiment, and then went in to do it Monday, even though the University was closed and everyone under the sun was 'urging' us to Just Stay Home. Didn't look like the experiment went too well, which seems unfair, ( Read more... )

What a week. I quite enjoyed my weekend alone, what with the intensive TV viewing (The Omega Factor and Chuck) and the cooking for just me and the blissful quiet. But I am also enjoying the homecoming and the company of my noisy loving boys. Work is slightly better. My boss got a big grant that will move my facility into an open lab with other ( Read more... )