I seem to have dug myself into a rather deep hole with my last post on suggested reviewers.

I was wrong. Excluding suggested reviewers in order to avoid using bogus suggestions likely does more harm than good.

I gave to Donors Choose. Yesterday the Data Fairy visited and bestowed upon us not one, but two gifts, including the ability to make a critical reagent we've been struggling to make for months. Plus two invitations to give talks at other institutions. And, thanks to the Lab Supply Fairy, an important software update arrived, despite supposedly being on backorder for several more weeks.

Are you hearing the distant sound of demonic flute music? It's not too late to give to Donors Choose, avoid disaster after disaster, and reap the benefits.

[Update] Turns out I also topped this weeks football pool.