Gone Fishing
The summer is drawing to a close, it is Labor Day and I decided it was time for a break. Despite the title of this post, I am not really on a fishing trip. Instead, my wife and I decided to take the family on a "moosing " trip in Maine. Moose have a special place in my family mostly because of my daughter's affection for moose toys, you know what I am talking about.
While she has an extensive moose collection, she has never seen a moose in the wild. That said, we decided to take a trip to Maine (the land of moose) after reading about a moose cruise offered by a resort located on Moosehead Lake in northwest Maine. Although the ten hour car ride was a bit of a schlep, a trip to Maine is always worth the effort.
I am happy to report that we spotted several moose on the cruise including an extremely large bull moose with incredible antlers, a female and two calves. Although I have seen many moose in my time, there is something very special about seeing moose in the wild with the entire family in tow. The only family members who didn't share the experience were Sandy (the Havanese being cared for by friends in NJ) and Moose (yes, that is his name) our rescue dog of indeterminate breeding who had to stay back in the log cabin overlooking Moosehead Lake.
I promise to make it back to NJ to continue blogging about jobs, career development and biotech news. Also, please remember that Vincent Racaniello and I are launching our bioscience social network BioCrowd in mid to late September. So, if you want to be part of the BioCrowd, please join today!
The social development of the web 2.0 has largely bypassed science. Hugely popular websites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Delicious and the like have millions of members and generate huge amounts of traffic. But those who use these sites come from all walks of life. None are devoted solely to science. 