One of my labmates works with low levels of toxic radiation. His bench always has weird stuff on it like lead shields. Yesterday, I noticed he had an AM/FM radio out, and I couldn't imagine what it was for. His response "Listening to music." Oh.
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We've known since he was a kitten, Raoul has a lifelong infection with felines herpes. The vet told us he would have outbreaks that will look like upper respiratory things, but he is otherwise very healthy. This week, his eyes have been running a bit (the first symptom), and he has started sneezing at night. It took us a couple nights to figure out what it is- he sneezes in rapid succession, with a noise that sounds like he is opening up half a dozen cans of soda.
"Pfff... Pfff... Pfff...Pfff... Pfff..."
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The teaching lab where my class is next to the main offices for the construction works renovating our building. I see these guys a lot, and many of them have that charming Pittsburgh accent. I passed a bunch of these guys in the hall, headed back to base with their own chairs in hand for a meeting. As the line of them passed, another guy yelled out (with typical Pittsburgh aggressive hospitality), "Yinz mus' be da chairmen of the Board. Ya' know, good to see ya', chairmen!"
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Peering outside this morning with coffee and slippers, Matt says "Um, there seems to be some weird slow moving rain out there. Wait, that's not rain. Too white."
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I got an email from my collaborators in Alabama this week. They are trying to perform a high through put screen to find drugs to treat my viruses. It is a great system if we can get it up and running, I send them protein, they screen their library or 300,000 compounds. Previous efforts have managed to take a time consuming assay I do that could screen several drugs a day to be able to screen hundred. Alabama just announced they miniaturized the assay by 1/4, so they can easily screen thousands of compounds a day- which means I don't have to send so much protein (read 1/4 the work!). Take that, Dr. Bigbucks!
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We don't think its snowing in Vegas and we're hoping its not going do so here for a while longer.
Cousin Peachey is showing her age but seems remarkably content for having shrunk from a pudgy 11 pounds over the last year or so to a certifiably scrawny 7+ pounds at her last check-up. Eats like its her last meal every time, just not keeping much on her bones.
Planning to make some new sawdust in the staged bathroom/back bedroom area rehab pretty soon. With any luck will be proud of the results eventually.
Really look forward to another visit with both of you soon.
MomanDad
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