... and I blogged about it here. But then I saw this video:
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Dr. Free-Ride: So, you went on a field trip today to a lagoon.
Younger offspring: Yeah, I went to [Name redacted] Creek and [Name redacted] Lagoon.
Many years ago we had a terrific carpenter build stairs in our old house using a technique called housed stringer construction. This guy was fairly young but a skilled wood worker. He was also missing several fingers on his right hand. Table saw.
Well, it's been fun so far! I've traveled 1500 miles so I can dig in the dirt here in Texas -- it's amazing what a NYCer will do to re-experience her country-living childhood, huh?
That was a fun evening. Almost the entire group I work with attended, we organized it all. That poor guy to his left was harassed with Neil's very exuberant gestures and made into every type of example I can think of. "OK! Pretend you're a blue giant star about to die!" (frantic gestures about the poor guy's head.)
We don't get enough of that in St. Pete, but that was great.
I love the way he throws his feet up on the coffee table every few minutes.
We would like to reassure citizens that the lights seen in the sky this evening are not from a UFO...
... however, we aren't sure what it is yet.
Great. Rational. Funny. Spot on. And, of course, dismissed by the true believers. Neil is one of the best advocates for science I know.