07:46 – We finished the first quarter of 2013 with kit sales about 5.5 times those of Q1 2012. Of course, we’re now selling three major kit types, versus only one back then. Still, we’re far ahead of our original goal of a 2X increase in overall sales for 2013 over 2012.
And, although I never thought I’d find myself saying this, the only Cypriot leader with any sense appears to be its religious leader. Archbishop Chrysostomas II, who last week called for the Cypriot political leadership to refuse to kowtow to the EU and to depart the euro, has now called for the resignation of the Cypriot political leadership. And for Cyprus to depart the euro. This while, in an incredible irony, the Cypriot political leadership is now begging Greece (Greece!) to bailout Cyprus with a €2 billion loan. Greece! Good luck with that.
09:56 – Hmmm. Our new neighbors, Grandon and Shanee (shaw-nay; she’s part Shawnee), were pruning the maple tree in their front yard yesterday afternoon while I was walking Colin. As they stacked branches at the curb for pickup, I got to thinking that a tree-ring section might be a good thing to include in the life science kit. So I just went over and carried a nice-size branch back home. It’s roughly 1.5 meters long and ranges from about 5 to 7.5 cm in diameter, with at least a meter of the length usable for sections. I’m not sure if I’ll include a tree-ring section in the kit, but at least this way I have the raw material at hand.
14:55 – In a shocking development in the Cyprus crisis, senior Cypriot politicians are now being accused of moving their own assets abroad before the bailout/haircut/capital controls were announced. Apparently, dozens if not hundreds of individuals and accounts may be involved. A special three-judge panel has been created to look into these allegations. How could anyone believe that honorable politicians would use insider information to protect their own assets, knowing that everyone elses’ were going to be confiscated? Oh, wait.
16:00 – Netflix has really refined their suggestions of what we might like to watch. Not just the individual series, but the categories they sort them into. When I checked the Netflix streaming home page a few minutes ago, looking for new stuff we might like to watch, I was surprised to see a new category.
