The passing of my name sake

[Scratchy's Lass]

Being 48 and change, I, too, remember the tv shows, and enjoyed them.

But, take heart: there are young people about who adore and pursue science! My 17 yo son is an example. He has a HUGE wall hanging of the Table of Periodic Elements on his wall above his bed. It is positioned exactly next to his life-sized poster of Kurt Cobain He's insisted for some time that he needs a new Table, at the one he has is "out of date, MOM! There's a BUNCH of elements that were discovered after this was printed!"

(Neither of us are 'morning people', and he can be a real bear to wake up. I've found that intentionally MISpronouncing some of the elements at a whisper, into his ear as he is sleeping, is a sure-fire way to wake him up. hehehe..... he HATES that!)
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[Riverkilt]

Aging is difficult. I'm used to people dying in my business, but other than the obvious difficult deaths (kids) its hardest for me to see mentors die.

Ask not for whom the bell tolls....

Steve, you did pick a most cool mentor.

Ron