Further life Updates
Yeah, so yesterday was out of control and I spent most of my afternoon with a funny, erudite, British scientist who is working on cancer and dog genomes. He's also savvy enough to come ready-made with analogies that make genetics easy! Did I mention how much I generally enjoy self-promoting scientists? They may drive their fellow academics nuts at parties, but I don't have to share the lab with them and they're a p.r. department's dream. And exotic accents? Bonus, especially when you're dealing with T.V. and radio. Well, except for the one scientist we have with a really thick accent punctuated by a lisp and the tendency to whisper, but you can't have everything, I guess...
AOG has asked about the postcard project - we're entering the home stretch, folks! Thanks to those of you who sent in postcards - The Boy would come home and say, "I got one today!" And I'd ask him which state, and he'd say something like, "The one with a C!" And I'd ask him, "Colorado?" And he'd say, "No." And then I would name every state in the Union that contained a C or a C sound anywhere in it, and he'd finally say, "No, I think it was Canada." So there you go. And then I'd ask, "Do you remember who it was from?" and he would say, "Maybe it was a blog person." So again, The Boy proves himself to be not so much with the helpful intel.
Which means that I have no real idea which of the postcards you've sent have been received, thus I haven't been able to thank you personally for your help. But the ones that The Boy has gotten absolutely made his (and his classmates') day. There's really nothing cooler than getting mail that's actually addressed to you, after all. I still get all tickled about cards and letters. If you ever need a postcard from NC, just let me know and I'll be happy to return the favor!
I did get a list of the states we still need yesterday, so I'll probably post that here.
AOG has asked about the postcard project - we're entering the home stretch, folks! Thanks to those of you who sent in postcards - The Boy would come home and say, "I got one today!" And I'd ask him which state, and he'd say something like, "The one with a C!" And I'd ask him, "Colorado?" And he'd say, "No." And then I would name every state in the Union that contained a C or a C sound anywhere in it, and he'd finally say, "No, I think it was Canada." So there you go. And then I'd ask, "Do you remember who it was from?" and he would say, "Maybe it was a blog person." So again, The Boy proves himself to be not so much with the helpful intel.
Which means that I have no real idea which of the postcards you've sent have been received, thus I haven't been able to thank you personally for your help. But the ones that The Boy has gotten absolutely made his (and his classmates') day. There's really nothing cooler than getting mail that's actually addressed to you, after all. I still get all tickled about cards and letters. If you ever need a postcard from NC, just let me know and I'll be happy to return the favor!
I did get a list of the states we still need yesterday, so I'll probably post that here.
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The thought crossed my mind if yesterdays corn hat was inspired by any strange postcards, heh. It's cool that in todays world of e-mail and video games kids can still get excited by post cards.