"Throw me out, throw me outta your store!"...enter taser

At a little after 10AM this morning I was in pursuit of the alcohol that my body would need for the day. I went to the grocery store and bought a few items and then went to the local liquor store to get some beer. The store was empty except for one man who was quite large. The operator of the store came to the counter and the following exchange occurred:

BigMan: "Man I got a favor to ask of you. I got a small payroll check I need cashed."
OperatorMan: "We don't cash payroll checks. There's a bank 2 blocks down."
BigMan: "They won't cash it." And then he just stood there.
OperatorMan: "We don't cash checks here." note: matter-of-fact tone
BigMan: "You don't have to be a dick."
OperatorMan: "I'm not being a dick, we don't cash checks."
BigMan: "You're being a dick. I just asked to cash a check. You don't have to be a dick."
OperatorMan: "I'm not being a dick."
BigMan: "F- you, dick!"
OperatorMan: "Dick!"
BigMan: "F-you, F-you, F-you!"
OperatorMan: "Dick!"
BigMan: "F-you!"
OperatorMan: "Dick! Get out of my store."
BigMan: "Throw me out of your store!"

OperatorMan reached under the counter and grabbed a device, held it in the air and walked toward BigMan who began to flee. OperatorMan pushed a button and arcs of electricity appeared at the tip of the device. BigMan walked out cursing more. And, so ended the confrontation between BigMan and OperatorMan.

A statement of purpose

As a child I wanted to know how things work, I loved nature. I have pursued a life in science but have not found it to be particularly fulfilling. I have taken to heavy drinking and other methods of self destruction. All too often I feel like Jack Isidore (minus the full-on crackpot) the protagonist in Philip K. Dick's Confessions of a Crap Artist. You can find a nice review of this book here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_a_Crap_Artist and some stuff on Philip K. Dick here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick and here http://www.pkdickbooks.com/. While Isidore is really a crackpot who latches on to strange science such as the hollow earth theory he is passionate. I have so often felt that some of the science I have been involved in has been slightly off and my perspective has not meshed well with my mentor or supervisor. Thus, I have often felt as if I was a Jack Isidore, believing in false and bunk theories. In any case, herein, I will present my ideas without regard for any funding agenda or overt ego related to scientific one-upmanship.

So, my purpose with this blog is to present select reviews of current science that interests me. I will also outline certain ideas about humans, politics, transportation and food.