Archive for June, 2008
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Challenge!
William and I have been complaining a lot over the past couple months about not being able to fit certain clothes and not being the size that we were in college. He has been losing some weight, but I have watched my weight slowly increase. So…. we are both challenging ourselves to make [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in Fitness by Kyllan
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Country I Love
Barack Obama will begin airing his first general election ad, “Country I Love,” today. This article in the Washington Post discusses some of its more subtle, and not so subtle, messages. Another discusses his decision to opt out of general election general financing.
3 Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by William
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
The Drive to Work
I have a 20 mile, 30 minute drive to work each morning, so I tend to listen to the radio. One of the best things about my new car is XM satellite radio. My favorite morning show is Gayle King’s (Oprah’s best friend) show on XM 156, the Oprah and Friends network. She generally starts [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Entertainment, career by Kyllan
Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to our Dad’s…Bill and Larry. We love you and celebrate you on this special day.
Happy Father’s Day also to our friends who are fathers…. Neil, RP, Kyle, Craig (almost).
6 Comments » - Posted in Announcements by Kyllan
Friday, June 6th, 2008
ASM Wrap-Up
I’m in Dallas for the weekend. I flew here from Boston after ASM. This year’s conference was okay. It seemed to have more of a clinical focus than in previous years. I went to several seminars on both traditional and non-traditional career paths for Ph.D.s, but they all sucked and none will help with the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Research, Trips by William
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Obama for President!
What a great night! I am thrilled that Barack Obama has clinched the democratic nomination and will be a candidate for President of the United States. His speech was great. I am so excited about feeling so strongly about a candidate and am ready to put my full support behind him. It is also a [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Announcements by Kyllan
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
That Time of Year
It’s that time of year again. I am in Boston this week for the American Society for Microbiology general meeting. This is largest conference in my field and the only one I mark on my must attend list every year. I will be in meetings and seminars all day for he next three days and [...]