So, I just submitted a pre-proposal to NSF that I’ve been
working on (with varying levels of panic) for a while. The trouble is,
submitting proposals is incredibly anti-climactic. There aren’t fireworks, or
balloons that drop, or anything. Not even an email of congratulations and good
luck. So, I’m declaring tomorrow’s Donuts to be the official Proposal
Submission Celebration Donuts. If you’ve ever submitted a proposal, anywhere,
it’s time your hard work was acknowledged, if only for an hour on a Wednesday.
If you’ve never submitted, come out and hear some great stories of how NSF (or
NIH) just wasn’t able to see the genius in someone’s grand idea, unless they
did see the genius, in which case you’ll hear about that.
LAP S185, 10am.
-MLJ
PS->Donuts this week courtesy of Dr. Rafael “Rafa”
Rodriguez. Rafa has submitted a number of proposals in his career. But what the
NSF doesn’t know (or very many other people for that matter), is that Rafa also
fronts a calypso band in his spare time. His band, “Rafa and the Singing Bugs
(Rafa y los Insectos Cantandos)” recently fronted for Metallica on tour
in Costa Rica, in fact. And now, with the proceeds of his recent tour (plus a
couple of bucks he found in the desk), he’s supporting Wednesday Donuts. What a
stand-up guy. Thanks, Rafa!
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