Well, we had a beautiful tractor day today. My kids have wanted to ride, and I've decided to be responsible and teach tractor safety---in other words, no riding on the hitch, fender, etc. Luckily, I have an sulky for my JD mower, and it hooked up nicely to the hitch.
This morning, Noah (3) and I went out to the back, to saw up some old (down) cedars and make a nice big bonfire. Here's a couple pictures...
that orange color sure stands out against that background. suppose u got it muddy?/w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gifhave fun and be safe with that young one riding!
I actually used the MMM to mow the dried grass around the burn pile that I had (I hate chasing flames). I also backscraped the area, so everything was nicely contained. And yeah, I was very careful with Noah on board---we went nice and slow.
I work in pharmaceutical research---high throughput screening is the area I'm involved in. I've got degrees in chemistry and biophysics. Nothing in hydraulics, unfortunately---but I'm a quick study (let's hope I don't screw up any experiments...)
Know anybody that needs an organic chemist? My daughter, who's got a BS and Masters in organic chemistry and a Masters in Science Education, is looking for a job /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif!
She could certainly try the Abbott Job board: http://abbott.com/career/career_center.cfm. I believe that we're (R&D) currently under a hiring freeze (of sorts), but I would expect that to be lifted.
If she's looking for work as a synthetic chemist, I would think she'd be pretty darn employable. There ought to be lots of opportunities in pharma as well as biotech.
Thanks for the info. I can't say she's actually looking for work in the chemistry field. She actually wants to be a writer. She's already had a children's book published (The Dragon Hunter's Handbook - A Field Guide to The Paranormal). It's one of those Harry Potter type books for kids. She's got another children's book coming out in a few months too. But until she really gets "accepted", the pay isn't too great. So her mother and I keep reminding her that it would be nice to have a paying job so that she could eat once in awhile /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif!
Anyway, thanks for the info. I'll pass it on to her. Heck, maybe I'll send her resume in for her! SURPRISE!!
