Meeting of the Minds

Bigger than Clinton and Yeltsin only nobody is drunk or partying in the White House!!

Speedboat Tour of the Bay on 9/12

We rented a speedboat "Lucky 13" for a bachelor party and I thought it rocked!! Nothing like a shot of jager to get the party started. We stopped off at Scott's in Alameda, Angel Island, and, of course, Sam's in Tiburon. Our captain was full of good information about the bay. We passed by the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz before it was too cold and then went back to The Ramp. Then it was off to Il Fornaio for dinner and North Beach for some extracurricular activities ending at 199 New Montgomery for a few hours! Good times!

Click Chemistry

Very nice relatively short review on Click Chemistry and its role in early drug discovery.

Enhancement of Human Hepatocytes

In this paper, the authors describe a method that only involves oxygen for enhancing the function of primary hepatocytes. It turns out that the serum used to supplement plating of hepatocytes actually decreases overall function and viability time.

Granny Goes to Mars

This article proposes an interesting job opportunity for grandma - going to Mars!

War Dances

This article is a very interesting (kinda sad) story of one Indian man's response to and experience with hearing loss.

The Dancer Upstairs

Loved this movie (even though the ending was predictable)!

Where the Wild Things Are

I can't wait for this movie - especially after reading this story about Spike Jonze's efforts to finally get it made! I loved the book!

Mechanism of Placebo-induced Pain Control

This article lays out a very nice explanation of the placebo effect.

Anti-Mosquito Chemicals

This article proposes an alternative mechanism and chemicals for warding off mosquitoes.

Placebo Effect

I thought this wired article was a very nice compilation of the drugs in development or on the market that have run up against placebo effect.

Pool Party

It was a great day to relax out by the pool yesterday!

Great Dinner Party!

We went to MH's place for a great dinner party on Saturday night! In my opinion, any dinner party is going to be great when the appetizer is mini-burgers! This course was followed up with 3 cheese mac and cheese, salad, pot roast, chicken, green beans and mushrooms, and a lemon tart! It's the next morning and I'm still full!

Vodka Used in Pie Recipe

I think Rick Malaspina is actually MH!!

Hammerhead

KL's new favorite action figure/superhero!!

Sliders Burgers on Polk Street

We had lunch at this Do It Yourself Burger place yesterday. Actually, the do it yourself part was you just added all the condiments yourself. You didn't actually have to cook the burger too. It was a pretty decent amount of food for lunch and neither of us finished it. The burger and fries tasted good too! Next time we'll split an order for $9!

Why is "Indian River" brown?

We were at the paint store yesterday and I noticed one color swatch was called "Indian River." Great, but it's BROWN. What?!?

Funny Ad for Litter

KL and I ran across this ad for kitty litter yesterday and thought it was pretty damn funny looking!

Interesting Outfits

Maybe we'll get these for Eggers' Halloween/40th birthday party!

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

I'm looking forward to seeing this movie coming out next week. Mr. T is in it (or at least one of the voices)!