Member of the Tribe, like it or not

If I’d thought about it for a half a second I would have realized that reference to tribe is inflammatory to many science and academic bloggers and readers of same. I mean, let’s face it, we are disproportionately those who were not in the kewl groups in high school and boy, does that leave a mark.
Without going into our respective adolescent psychodramas, let us all just admit to a deep seated antipathy to traditional social structures and an enduring mistrust of those that would find anything positive in same. We are outsiders…..and damn proud of it!
It is time to get over this little conceit, people.

Millionth Comment Prize Winner!

If you will recall their was a lot of hoopla surrounding the One Millionth Comment milestone including some local blogger/reader meetup parties and a prize drawing from the mothership. The grand prize was a trip to NYC with assorted wining and dining and the like.
The winner is….