Grand Rounds 3.38

By tsmith on June 12, 2007.

I'm on the road today, literally--driving from Iowa to Ohio with kids and dogs in tow. (Well, okay, not exactly in tow--I do allow them to ride *inside* the car). I have a post scheduled for a bit later, but in the meantime, hop on over and check out not one, but two versions of this week's Grand Rounds. For you minimalists, click here; whereas if you want a bit more meat with your post descriptions, check out this version instead.

Not sure when I'll next have a chance to get online, so I apologize in advance for any comments that get hung up in the junk filter...I'll pull them out as soon as I'm able.

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