We have been in Atlanta for a few days.  N is giving a talk on consumer health to stay in the game while she is waiting for a new job to appear.  I am here to right the wrongs of the workplace: goodbye to the NIS boondoggle for MK and goodbye to CDC sponsorship of the ACRDC. I AM THE AVENGING ANGEL -- DON'T FUCK WITH ME ( Read more... )

Marilyn Heistand was a great scientist and science teacher.  I took two of her classes and on their strength, I CLEPed out of all of my biological science requirements in college.

Make joy in your life.  You are dying and there is no redo.  "Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think."
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We got back from Tarpon Springs today.  We ostensibly went back for an Atkinson family reunion of sorts and to celebrate Will and Margie’s lives.  We did meet with a few Atkinson’s and we did talk about Will and Margie.  However, the overriding, unspoken conversation was the decline and approaching death of Beth.   She is my wife’s senior cousin of ( Read more... )

I got back late last night from a trip to UK and IU.  The trip was fun and exhausting.  I was most surprised by the beauty of the IU campus.  Who knew?  That type of great planning and architecture does not happen by chance.  I really was glad to be back home with N and C.  We have such a great family.  Also, I am very glad that I have started ( Read more... )

We have been mostly having fun.

1. We saw the Oscar shorts for this year at Landmark.
2. Re-engaged at Spices and ate many meals of great Asian food.
3. Nancy's prospect at FDA feel through (Good), but we got her stuff in for OAE and that would be a great "last" job.
4. We are busy with plans for travel this month and will find ourselves all over the place ( Read more... )

http://www.arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season/productions/baskerville-a-sherlock-holmes-mystery/We went to Arena today to continue the education of the boy.  The play was funny but not much outloud funniness.  The old folks in the crowd thought otherwise and cackled throughout.  We have one play left in the season.  Next year, we will move ( Read more... )

I did not bring my phone with me on the ski trip and had great fun until I got home.  Seriously, almost 300 actionable emails !?!  No wonder I think about retirement so often even though the optimal time is twelve years into the future.  I have been thinking about a change in direction if not careers.  The choices are working in preparedness or ( Read more... )

Cam and I were on the last chair going up to Mt. Werner.  We covered >5 miles and >4k vertical feet in less than 20 minutes.  He is so much better than me now.  Fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYnhV_-9_44

I am reminded that this is our 13th seasons in Steamboat.  We still love this little town.  I am also reminded that there are only 12k people who live here year round.  This makes the fact that the amenities are so good something close to a miracle.  Some round outs:
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So we are raising a perfectly wonderful almost 16 year old who has started to experiment with pot. Three times over five months. I think that is okay. I have registered my feelings that now is a little too young. I have also registered that he should not be smoking pot before he takes his Spanish Oral Exam.