Well, I can officially say I’ve been on a business trip now. It wasn’t too bad either. I was also pleasantly surprised because my initial thoughts were that there probably wasn’t much for me to gain from going. I’m glad I went. Besides meeting fellow colleagues from other institutions and seeing how others are finding implementations for their own ideas and applications…..they also had some sweet snacks and food there. Definite bonus for a guy like me.
I also got to drive a ‘company car’. That was nice cause I didn’t have to put miles on my car or anything. However, I did make the mistake of trying to pass a car. With the cars I have owned it doesn’t matter if I’m going 35 or 70. If I want to pass someone I give it just a little gas and easily get around them. Well yesterday I was stuck behind a guy going 40 in a 55 or 60 zone. There’s a huge opening so I give it a little gas and nothing happens. I push some more and more til it’s basically floored and the engine goes, “WEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee” but the car aint goin nowhere. So I sadly give up and stay behind slow people.
On the way down I was listening to some radio station and there was a commercial for an at home DNA test. At first I thought that it must be a joke - yet it sounded so serious at the same time. It talked about getting your kit, swabbing the inside of your mouth and that of the child, place the ’swabs’ in the test-tube containers and send the package off in the mail. Wow….that’s all I can say….Wow.
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