To make up for the recent lack of post, I thought I would share an old family photo with everyone. This is the oldest family portrait I own. The copy I have belonged to my sister. It now sits on my mantle inside of what is likely the original frame. I’d guess it was from ’82 or ’83. Maybe my mother can help me out on the date.
It’s that time of year again. The NCAA college basketball tournament is upon us and people in offices all over the country are filling out their brackets. Kyllan and I are hosting our own bracket for readers of our blog who would like to participate. No buy in, just submit a bracket (you are probably already doing one). The winner will receive a box of thin mint Girl Scout cookies in the mail. Follow the link here to submit your bracket. The password is “Report.” Remember, you have to register before the first game on Thursday, March 15.
Update: Link to the group here
Anybody doing anything interesting this weekend? I will probably spend the majority of the weekend studying. I was thinking about catching a movie, but I don’t know of anything interesting out. Anybody seen anything good recently? I have The Departed on DVD. I may watch in the apartment complex theater room.
I haven’t been posting a lot recently, so I am making this random post. This Wednesday my boss was out of town and I had to cover his med micro lab at the medical school. It was a small groups lab with about 20 students. The subject was HIV diagnostics, something I knew very little about before preparing for the lab. The students had some case studies to discuss, but the main purpose was to understand the concepts behind different test available. It was pretty interesting interacting with the students. Some were very inquisitive, others were only interested in signing the role. All-in-all, it was an enjoyable experience and I look forward to the next time I get the opportunity.
My mother’s mother (Granny) passed away over the weekend. Her death was not unexpected, but has still caught me of guard. She will be missed. My cousin posted on the impact my grandmother had on her life. Please take a few seconds to go to her blog and read the post (here).
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There was some speculation on my mother getting a new car after my post on the Detroit Auto Show. Well, here it is. Straight off the show room floor. I hear that she is very happy with it.
I was going to post a poll on which was your favorite Super Bowl ads, but the ads this year were really bad and it would be a waste of time. Maybe I she post a poll on the worst ad. My vote would be for the Chevy ad with the robot. Nothing makes me want to buy a car like an ad about someone/something getting fired, spiraling into depression and committing suicide! Was it just me or 50% of the ads for CBS? Anyway, what did you think of the game? I thought it was pretty good. The Bears kept it exciting, but just couldn’t pull it out in the end.
In case you are like Kyllan, I would like to remind everyone that the Super Bowl is on Sunday. What are you doing for the big game? Me? Last year I hosted a party for the department’s graduate students (at Tulane.) This year, I could count the number of people I know in Denver on one hand. So, instead of going some place with a bunch of people I don’t know and eating bad food, I am going to just watch it by myself at home. I’m not really pulling for anyone. Tony Dungy is the only reason I would like to see the Colts win. However, the Bears are the underdog, and I would love to see them surprise everybody.
For those who didn’t already know, recently my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He recently underwent surgery in Detroit and everything went very well. His pathology report returned showing negative margins and negative lymph nodes. The tumor was limited to 10% of his prostate gland and he should not require any additional treatment. Thank you to everyone for keeping my family in your thoughts and prayers.
My parents did find a few minutes to stop by the Auto Show while in Detroit. My Dad has uploaded pictures his flickr account.
Our good friends Kyle and Joscelyne “Jos” Brazile have decided to start a bolg, The Brazile Brief. They made a few post earlier, but had a few kinks and lost them. Everything is running smoothly now and I encourage you to stop by. I promise this will not be a repeat of the now defunct “Lewis Report.” The Braziles will be posting regularly on “curent events and conversations that take place in [their] home.” Fittingly, their most recent post is on the Bears win in the NFC Championship game.
Speaking of Neil, he has taken a step backward in technology and now claims to be starting a new blog, “The Neil Lewis Chronicles.” And since I am telling everyone about blogs; My not so anonymous cousin has moved her blog “This is My Heart” to “Slowly Emerging.”
You can find links to all of these blogs in the right hand sidebar under “Friends & Family”