Two weeks ago, I spent the weekend with my sister and her family in Rapid City, South Dakota. Her husband, Justin, is a realtor. He is also a diva. Don't get me wrong -- I love Justin. We bond over the Denver Broncos, coffee, history and teasing my sister. We get along great. But when Justin gets sick, the world gets sick.
It was in the preparation of Sunday morning breakfast that Justin stumbled into the kitchen, saying, "I feel like I'm going to violently throw up."
Logically, I yelled, "GET AWAY FROM ME!"
My sister said, "Honey, go back to bed."
Justin stood in the doorway, unsure of what to do. Both comments were clear: Get away from us. So, he replies, staring at the floor, "The couple I showed the house to yesterday had flown through Dallas. Maybe I have Ebola."
I glanced at my sister. He was joking, right?
"Justin, go to bed," my sister shook her head, turning back to the Belgian Waffle Maker in front of her.
I always wondered what type of people panicked about the media-hype of things such as Ebola. Apparently, he was standing in front of me, grasping his stomach and staring at the floor.
Odd.
Government funding. Everyone knows that it happens -- No one knows where exactly it comes from. I enjoyed the second piece, "The Crisis of Big Science." God knows i would spend 75 pounds on a an experiment to discover the atomic nucleus. Working for BLM the last few years, I have been completely frustrated with the idea behind federal funding. With it, it brings confusion, red tape, and rules. GAH.
What I liked about this article was that it wasn't afraid to point out those funding difficulties. Let's talk about the elephant in the room. HOLLA.
I love the anecdote about your brother-in-law that makes up the beginning of your post. It's too funny that a whoozy feeling equates ebola for some people. I always wonder what is actually going through those peoples' minds. My brother is the same way, we sometimes call him Clintina just because he overreacts to the most minor, and I simply wonder how on earth someone could be THAT worried about something so little. Anyways, just wanted to say that I loved and connected with that really well!
ReplyDeleteI also like your addressing the elephant in the room. I too find myself questioning where on earth we are pulling this federal funding from? I don't know how the government has money to fund anything when we are trillions of dollars in the hole, but hey, I guess it comes from somewhere? Anyways, I love when a piece isn't afraid to say the one thing that most others are afraid to say. And I love how you're never afraid to do it either. (Also, sorry I'm not being even a little bit critical. Sometimes I just can't find things to dislike . . . It's a real struggle being hopelessly optimistic!)