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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Wanted: Kool-Aid Man
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When a brick wall is broken, who’s to blame?
The Top Three Things That Actually Did Ruin a Synthetic Chemist’s Day Last Week
3) Unreproducible results
2) Broken Keck clip
1) Biologists editing chemistry papers
So for those of you who were asking, no, I didn’t get scooped, and I also didn’t have to raise at anyone. Except for myself, because I didn’t realize the Keck clip was broken.
Thank you to all for your concern with this matter.
Mets/Reds win probability
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Summer Pics!
Zephyr graduated from WHS in June, and Char and I know he’s going to soar like an eagle into the future!
![[Char, Zeph, and I at graduation!]](https://realmofthewombat.com/images/misc/char-zeph-jer-grad.jpg)
To celebrate Independence Day, Mel and I went to a minor league baseball game and had a great time!
![[Mel and I at Kane County]](https://realmofthewombat.com/images/misc/mel-jer-kanecounty.jpg)
The Kane County Cougars had a helpful tip for what to do when the game was over!
![[Kane County exit]](https://realmofthewombat.com/images/misc/kanecounty-exit.jpg)
In other news, I got a haircut (not pictured) that looks like Josie Packard from Twin Peaks!
I hope everyone is having a great summer!
Top Five Things that Ruin a Synthetic Chemist’s Day
5) Unreproducible results
4) Coworker uses up reagent, doesn’t reorder
3) Glassware missing; nobody admits to borrowing
2) Broken Keck clip
1) Getting scooped
Can anyone guess which two happened to me this week?
The Psychology of White Sox Fans
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf recently conducted an informal survey of his team’s fans. Here’s what he has to report:
“I’ve asked a lot of White Sox fans: ‘If given the choice of both teams in the playoffs or neither team being in the playoffs, what would you pick?’ The answer is usually neither, because, ‘I can’t take the chance the Cubs might win.’ And these are from some fairly intelligent people.” [Tribune article]
I think that rationale is the antithesis of intelligent, but such are the White Sox.
Who’s excited for November?
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Analysis of how Democrats and Republicans are following the race. Great line: “… his [McCain’s] base finds Democratic drama is 25-30% more riveting than him winning the nomination.”