To the public at large, you are a regular a-hole

I have discovered another reason to love public radio. I have discovered two new musical artists that I love. The first is LCD Soundsystem which is an electronica band that I heard on Fresh Air. The other is William Elliot Whitmore who is one the other end of the musical spectrum. He sings folk music that is heavy on the banjo (which I love).
Work in the lab is going well for once. I've cleared two big hurdles, namely making sure that things that I need to run the big blue assay haven't been destroyed due freezer melting down last month, in the past week. So I can start doing the big blue assay in earnest.
In other interesting news, an recent study found that African women infected with AIDS can actually cut the rate of transmission to their children by breast-feeding. Read the whole article here . I guess this is just one more reason to breast-feed.

HANK: I'm just so frustrated with Bobby. He thinks insurance is some magic fairy who just waves her wand and makes teenage jackassery disappear.
PEGGY: "Her" wand? I always think of insurance as a boy.