So here we are seven days into this lovely month and I haven't added a thing onto this blog. To tell you the truth, I've been too busy to write anything with just getting back from vacation, a bout of the flu, my wife's knee going out, and too many projects at home to mention. I did get the outside of my side porch painted; thank heaven for acrylic latex emulsions.
I can't seem to find many other chemisry blogs out there. No end to endless ramblings by PhD candidates in biology or post-docs that whine about not being able to find a suitable tenure-track position at a major university. Note to kids in college: just because your professors have the ability to torpedo your academic career does not make them into god-like beings. They put their pants on one leg at a time too. And don't think they'll EVER let you have a place at their table unless you find a way to create life (in their department, of course).
No I'm not going to say a thing about a recent storm that hit the Gulf. I am not qualified to do so. There will be plenty of blame for what happened going around for years.
And I did see another episode of COLUMBO that involved a murder of a chemist. Also from the third season of the show. And the chemist in question also had a spiffy lab in his expensive California home. Is there some kind of pattern here? Oh, and you will find this hilarious: the killer took a can of herion out of the dead chemist's lab, trying to make it look like the motive for the crime. When Lt. Columbo asks why the chemist had a can of herion in his house, he is informed that "the man did a lot of research for the government."
Suuuure. A reputable chemist waltzes home with a controlled substance that you can't even dispence for medical reasons. He dosen't even put it in a safe. Uh-huh.