One of my labmates today told me he's moving on - moving to another lab... in Maryland. I got excited for him.
I wanted to tell him all the wonderful things we all know about Maryland, including (but not limited to):
1. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the federal Constitution.
2. Maryland was one of four slave states that did not secede from the Union in the Civil War.
3. Annapolis is named for Queen Anne.
4. Maryland itself is named for Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort to King Charles I.
5. President Lincoln suspended the write of habeus corpus in Maryland during the Civil War.
I didn't tell him these things, though. I instead recalled what is likely the most persistent complaint about me - my wealth of useless trivia. I've been reminded of this fact quite a lot lately... from my friends, co-workers, fellow students, and even gentle proddings from my boyfriend and my advisor. So, I congratulated my co-worker, buttoned my lip from further commentary, walked back to my desk, and sat down.
Five minutes later, I couldn't hold back any further. I grabbed the nearest post-it note, scribbled down items 1 and 4 from the above list, and delivered the precious document to his desk.
I need help.
Posted by James at December 6, 2007 09:08 PM