Brave new world

This is my attempt at disciplined writing... and also, since I am a scientist by training, an experiment in the world of blogging. I'm not sure if this blog will eventually develop a focus, but the narcissist in me is interested in seeing if anyone will actually read what I write. I read a couple of blogs regularly, and am hooked in the same way that I was many years ago with Rex Morgan, MD, and Another World (did I actually watch a soap opera as a teenager? And not even a cool one?).