That's "Doctor" Mom to you, bud

Today we signed up for Costco memberships, having none of our beloved Sam's Clubs in the area. The Costco powers-that-be insist that I have a prefix to go along with my name. The dilemma: should I choose the demure and lady-like "Mrs.", or the in-your-face, you-dern-right-I-got-me-some-schoolin' "Dr.". Lemme tell you, it was almost worth nearly 5 years of blood, sweat, and tears to have a Costco card emblazoned with "Dr. Claire O'Neal".

And speaking of, hot off the presses yesterday, check out the "Reports" roster in Science Magazine. Unfortunately, you can't download the article from that website unless you have a subscription (most universities do), but you can see my name in lights in a journal considered by most to be the creme de la creme of the science world.