incorrect wording

I recently read an article about lab mice and how through years of inbreeding one has the capability of (basically) choosing exactly what kind of traits they would like exhibited in their lab mice.  The article mentioned that the researcher who began this heroic effort, Dr. Little, received the Coley Award but stated that the Coley Award was an award given to those who oversaw the upkeep of lab mice.  Before I derisively disparaged such an obviously awesome award, I decided to make sure that the award was indeed given to those taking care of lab mice.  Good thing I did - the award is actually given to "one or more scientists for outstanding achievements in the field of basic immunology and cancer immunology."  Boy would I have looked like an idiot.

 

Instead, I'll just wonder if they're going to make up an award for inbreeding people from the south.  They could call it the Kin-breeding Award.  They're probably not going to.

 

Also, I thought my little play on words (kin-breeding vs in-breeding) was pure comedic genius.  I'm still giggling.

Minnesota Observations

I realize that people are the same no matter where you go. You run into the same types of people everywhere. On Sunday, I actually ran into someone I worked with 6 months ago at Zions. When I saw her I thought to myself - isn't it funny that she looks just like that girl I knew at Zions - people are really just the same no matter where you go. In this case - they were the exact same.

I've also noticed a few other things about Minnesota

1) People don't drive over 70.

2) Highway Patrol cars are brown.

3) You can't get anywhere without a GPS.

4) Streets like 35W do not run East/West as the name suggests - instead it runs North/South. Instead we think it is 35W b/c it lies West of some other random road in the state - we're still figuring this one out.

5) There are about a million little trails to walk on that Bruce just loves - and lots of squirrels for him to try to chase.

6) We have just entered "construction season" as more than one person called it.

7) I've only seen outdoor malls and indoor waterparks - none of the opposite.

8) The people are genuinely nice and kind.

We're enjoying it here so far and are looking forward to the next few months to get settled. Bruce has already settled in and we may regret teaching him to get on the couch at the hotel.

We Made It!

We made it and had some fun along the way. Bruce was fantastic and slept half the way - without the aid of the Benadryl I brought along just in case.

We saw about 200 signs about this place in the middle of South Dakota so of course we had to stop there. I'm sure Justin will post the picture of me singing with a stuffed monkey later on.

Bruce was fantastic!

Bruce was whining pretty good as we went through Bear Country USA. I made Justin put the windows up so he wouldn't jump out or get eaten by a mountain lion or bear.

Mount Rushmore of course.

And Sturgis - I'm not convinced I want to come back during the rally in the summer.

Outside the Wright Museum (not the one you would think) in Wright, Wyoming.

valuable incontinence

Incontinence.

 

The word alone really needs no further illustration but if I didn't write anything else, I couldn't blither on and on about the increasing value of old people.  For years and years, old people were seen only as a drain on society; using valuable resources which could be delegated to much more important tasks like showing that cows who have names give more milk than cows who don't have names or inventing a brassiere that (in case of an emergency, of course) can quickly be converted into a face mask.  However, this antiquated thinking has been revolutionized with the advent of the SFD Recycle System.

 

Now, as long as there is a need for energy, there will be a need for old people.  And no, the SFD does not recycle old people, rather it recycles old people's recyclings reclaimed from old people's diapers.  What a boon for all of humanity!

 

Also, the important tasks mentioned earlier are real so don't try to go patent jumping.  It won't work.

bad surprise

A Utah woman was sentenced to 30 days in jail after telling her husband she had a surprise for him, sitting him in a chair, blindfolding him, and then hitting him on the head with a hammer.

 

I'm betting he was pretty surprised.