What, protein kinase-C isn't a novel protein. We've known about that protein for a while! Didn't know PKC was involved in Parkinson's, though.

I was just about to post this exact thing. t pharma-nerds REPRESENT

I was very confused. Like, do you guys understand what a novel protein is? It's PKC, for crying out loud.

Although the Wikipedia entry divides the isozymes into conventional, novel, and atypical...however that works. So it could be a "novel" isozyme. Or maybe even a novel isozyme.

The crowds here for the ticker-tape parade are INSANE: [link] [link] [link] [link]

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Is it a parade for the Yankees? If so, aren't New Yorkers used to them winning the Series by now? I would think it would be so old hat that a parade would be silly.

(Most of that comment was sarcasm, but not all.)

However, as a resident of a city where we don't do parades like that (no, not even when the Reds swept back in 1990), I have to admit that your pictures are really charming to me. It just seems like a cool thing to do (a ticker-tape parade), in a general sense.

You know, I just too much pleasure in sending an email that basically said "No, you can't pat yourself on the back for all the work I've done, because, by the way, the reason it won't get finished is because you never did what you were supposed to!"

I may have issues with this team.

Is it a parade for the Yankees? If so, aren't New Yorkers used to them winning the Series by now? I would think it would be so old hat that a parade would be silly.

Yes, it's for the Yankees; they do it every time there's a championship; yes, it's silly.

I'm mostly pissed because I can't get to my 12:15 therapy appointment.

We are having the dreaded "wintry mix," as you Americans like to call it. I have been at work for 3.5 hours and my pants are still wet. Fortunately, there is a puppy here, and pizza is on the way.

In theory, ticker-tape parades are awesome. However, I would have gladly skipped this one if it meant fewer douchebags in Yankees shirts on my morning commute.

My boss is totally at that parade. She said she'd be out of the office for a half-hour. Yeah, I doubt it.