We have happy birthdays to hand out for two of the good folks at the National Center for Science Education. Yesterday was the birthday of the NCSE's associate director Glenn Branch. And today is the birthday of information project director Wesley Elsberry. They are both really nice guys and Wesley in particular has, over the last few years, become a really good friend. After the very serious health problems he went through the last 2 years that nearly took him from us, today really is a day to celebrate. Happy Birthday, gentlemen. Next time I'm out your way, which I hope will be soon, the first round is on me.
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Happy birthday!
Thanks, everybody! And you shoulda seen the cake... chocolate layer cake, vanilla icing, and milk chocolate shavings. Scrumptious. We had a nice break with the NCSE staff around the meeting table. Nina even came up with a birthday candle for each of us.