Month: February 2015

As I watched the snow swirl outside the 3rd floor window, I said to my coworker, “I hate February.  It’s only a couple of days past the halfway mark of a short month and it has already gone on for too long.  It needs to go away.” “Oh spring will be here before you know it,” he said, and … Read more

A soon-to-be-new colleague of Mark’s came into town with a friend to scout out the housing and daycare situation for he and his family.  He asked Mark and I to join them.  Mark gets excited about this kind of stuff.  Me?  Not so much.  As the only non-scientist, the thought of sitting with three guys talking proteins … Read more

I have been feeling kind of pookie of late.  All weekend I lounged around with little energy except to scream at the Seahawks for not running the ball at the one-yard line.  The. One. Yard. Line.  I had to eat three cookies and half a can of chocolate covered almonds to deal with my super emotions. The Big Daddy and I … Read more