Somewhat sobering

Today's Monday, and I usually get Mondays off. But, I'm in on campus: at 2pm today, they're having the memorial service for the fellow who died at home that I blogged about a while back.

According to here (see the very final question), he was mentioned by name in both the book and the movie ''Jurassic Park'' -- pretty spiffy!!!

Note that I've intentionally not listed his name here -- no need to attract media attention due to Google searches. He worked on this one frozen neaderthal project a while back, doing DNA testing, and the fact that he died at home has led some local newspaper folks to use it as ''proof'' of a ''curse'' on that frozen neaderthal -- ''The Iceman's Curse.'' More like ''The Marlboro Man's Curse,'' IMO -- he smoked several packs a day, and sometimes had to wear an oxygen mask. But, the whole ''curse'' thing helps to sell papers. Anyhow, if any news folks phone us (or are hanging out at the memorial service), we're not to feed their frenzy.


So, all a bit sobering. But I've worn a shirt with a dragon print today, in his honor. When we'd talk in the hall, one of the topics was my admiration of his collection of ''tropcial'' shirts -- many with dragon prints.


--GG