It’s been a standard spring in Seattle - cold, grey, rainy. We were treated to a few hours of gorgeous blue sky today and it’s amazing how it lifts everyone’s spirits. Here’s hoping we have an early start to the summer.
Burke Gilman Trail by the Fremont Bridge
White Flowers
(Photos were taken on my Blackberry)
Spotted in SF last weekend.
Be prepared - that’s what I always say.
My girlfriend sent me this opportunity “as a new and creative way to augment my income since I now have a non-traditional work schedule.” She also added that since I had experienced malaria as a child, my prior experience would be an edge.
Seattle researchers to pay volunteers to get malaria
The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute will pay volunteers as much as $4,000 to be bitten by mosquitoes infected with malaria.
Scientists say no lives are in danger because the volunteers can be cured. The institute is testing which vaccines work fastest. The head of the program, Dr. Patrick Duffy, says volunteers will spend several nights under medical supervision in a hotel. All of the human trials will be reviewed for safety by the Food and Drug Administration.
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On the Net:
http://www.sbri.org
I think I should be worried.
I’ve been in and around startups for a while now but even though I’ve been at the ‘idea on paper’ stage for one of them, and have been a key part of the team at others, I’ve never been the final resting place for the proverbial buck. It’s different this time.
The level of pressure, and as a result the required level of commitment shoots through the roof. The only way to cope is to be prepared every day and work your ass off. The good news is that this is easy to do. When you’re invested in the idea and vested in the outcome, you don’t think twice about putting in the time needed to achieve your goals.
