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Back in the late 70s there was a short-lived TV show called Quark, starring Richard Benjamin as the captain of a spacefaring garbage ship. It was a pretty obvious parody of Star Trek and Star Wars, which had just come out the year before (and you would not believe how much of my life was spent measuring time by the year Star Wars came out). The show followed the misadventures of Captain Quark and his gallant crew, who included the Doublemint Twins as eye candy, and a science/medical officer, who was blind in one eye because he had fallen asleep while looking through a microscope. It was completely corny and I loved it. Gimme a break - I was in high school.

Since I got up at 4:30 am for dock duty this morning, I thought I would kill my last hour at work today reading otoliths (that is, looking at fish ear bones under a stereo microscope to determine the age of the fish, for any one new here). The microscope room is a bit dark and kind of warm, and while Marketplace on NPR isn't exactly soothing, the room was sort of cozy. Plus a full tummy from taking ST to Souplantation for her last day.

Folks, you have no idea how close I just came to becoming completely blind.