Over-developed Pre-frontal Cortex

I think the part of my brain that's supposed to make me afraid of stuff doesn't work so well. Either that or I'm a moron. Not sure which right now.

Last night Josh, Mark, and I decided to scope out a new local park. Mark said there were a lot of frogs at the park and it may be really good for frog gigging. We also had some interest in the all1gators that reside at the park. Mark has seen up to 12 in a day and the largest one is apparently around 13ft long.

I'll just make a long story short. At some point I found myself in the middle of an all1gator infested pond trying to catch one.

Some days I don't think things through.

Paul "Oh she's a bute" Murphy

I don't know if I trust them...

So I was trolling for jobs this evening when I ran across this.


Research Assistant I - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Nashville, TN
Position #: 00215961
Standard Hours: 40
Req#: GC12906
Department Name: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Post Date: 05/22/2009
Job Description:

Under moderate supervision, set up, conduct experiments and continue research projects following protocols including the appropriate recording of data and reporting of standard or variant results. Assist in other laboratory and research functions.


Key Functions and Expected Performances:


* Mouse handling; including ear tagging and intraperitoneal injection
* PCR; DNA and protein electrophoresis
* Basic histochemistry and microscopy techniques
* Behavioral characterization ranging from basic sensorimotor tasks to coding of social behavior.
* General laboratory duties.



Ummmmm. What does child and adolescent psychiatry have to do with mice????? I'm not sure I trust them any more.


Paul "Less intraperitoneal. More Captain and Toneal" Murphy

A Bad Reputation

There are some parts of life that I'm not real proud to share with most people. Some things are just embarrassing. Like when people ask where I'm moving to.

"Um... I'll be moving back to North Augusta."

"Oh, isn't that where your parents live?"

"Yeah, I'm moving back in with my parents."

That's bad, but what may be worse is when people ask about sports. Ok, ok, ok. I played intercollegiate ultimate Frisbee. In fact, I was a rock solid defensive player at the peak of my game. I went the entire 2006 Regional tournament without getting scored on.

Unfortunately ultimate Frisbee doesn't have much prestige in the world of athletics. Most people see it as a hippy sport people play with no shoes. Some even make fun of it. To think I use to like that blog.

But what may be worse is the image that the players themselves put off. Ultimate tournaments ALWAYS have a party after Saturday play. And not a toned down, hey lets meet at my house for drinks and a movie, party. Unfortunately the ultimate community has put off a vibe of ganja smoking, drunk on Sunday playing, and now public nakedness.

In case you haven't heard, the University of Oregon ultimate Frisbee team took the field at a tournament and played, what in the ultimate community, is known as a naked point. In their defense it was only their players at the field, it was freezing cold and raining, and they had long jerseys on. Also, I'd be lying if I said I never saw someone taking there clothes off on while playing ultimate. But in the end this all just looks bad on the Ultimate community as a whole.

What may be worse is when the U of O guys were called in before the student activities board they gave the most horrible answer ever. It went something to the effect of 'We don't think speeding, under-aged drinking, and public nudity at a college event, are wrong.' Oooft. Thanks guys. Nothing makes you look like an irresponsible college student like going to college to play a hippy sport, speeding, under-aged drinking, and public nudity.

I miss the days where people just thought ultimate players were non-athletic hippys who couldn't hack it in soccer and relied on some mystical Spirit of the Game.

Paul "Doesn't wear a towel" Murphy