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My molecule of the day, in honor of this Friday’s BR meetup and a successful diplomatic mission to Telluride by an envoy from Ills Manor, is 2,3-biphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG for shot-callers). At altitude, physiological changes are required in order to meet the body’s energy needs despite the relatively low partial pressure of oxygen. One of these changes, which happens within 24 hours, is to increase the concentration of 2,3-BPG in red bloods cells. This molecule binds to deoxygenated hemoglobin and decreases its affinity for oxygen. Thus, more fuel is made available for actively respiring tissues.

My molecule of the day, in honor of this Friday’s BR meetup and a successful diplomatic mission to Telluride by an envoy from Ills Manor, is 2,3-biphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG for shot-callers).

At altitude, physiological changes are required in order to meet the body’s energy needs despite the relatively low partial pressure of oxygen. One of these changes, which happens within 24 hours, is to increase the concentration of 2,3-BPG in red bloods cells. This molecule binds to deoxygenated hemoglobin and decreases its affinity for oxygen. Thus, more fuel is made available for actively respiring tissues.

Thanks to a mysterious Londoner with a penchant for giving out my email address, I obtained some inside information on squash night. Although he and I claim to have the same email address, his fitness center is much nicer than mine.

Thanks to a mysterious Londoner with a penchant for giving out my email address, I obtained some inside information on squash night. Although he and I claim to have the same email address, his fitness center is much nicer than mine.

lacey: At a museum and spotted billydalto with mustache. Lacey found a painting of me dating back to my failed stint as competitor in real tennis (I don’t play lawn tennis). Regrettably, I was forced to retire from the sport after seriously injuring a spectator with my now infamous serving style, which I called the appletini.

lacey:

At a museum and spotted billydalto with mustache.

Lacey found a painting of me dating back to my failed stint as competitor in real tennis (I don’t play lawn tennis). Regrettably, I was forced to retire from the sport after seriously injuring a spectator with my now infamous serving style, which I called the appletini.

Once again from Earth Observatory is this view of a stretch of Kansas dotted with fields shaped by the use of central pivot irrigation.

Once again from Earth Observatory is this view of a stretch of Kansas dotted with fields shaped by the use of central pivot irrigation.

Emo

Tonight, like every other night at the gym, I quietly worked through my routine, using the time between sets to stare at the rubber floor and enjoy some precious time with my thoughts. Perplexingly, not one but two regulars asked me if everything was all right. The second guy, whose name I don’t even know, actually went so far as to tell me that everything is going to be fine.

Networking

billy: “Hey, Mike.”

company executive (harrumph!): “Hello . . . guy.”


I’m glad I don’t take myself very seriously.

From Earth Observatory is this photo, taken by an astronaut in 2002, of fire scarred terrain in Australia’s Simpson Desert.

From Earth Observatory is this photo, taken by an astronaut in 2002, of fire scarred terrain in Australia’s Simpson Desert.

This map, which actually startled me when I first saw it, is a product of William Bunge’s Detroit Geographical Expedition. More information about Bunge and using geography to advocate for change is available here.

This map, which actually startled me when I first saw it, is a product of William Bunge’s Detroit Geographical Expedition. More information about Bunge and using geography to advocate for change is available here.

In my excitement at having come across this set, I completely neglected to post this cyanotype of Sargassum bacciferum, one of over 300 members of a genus found in the Sargasso Sea.

In my excitement at having come across this set, I completely neglected to post this cyanotype of Sargassum bacciferum, one of over 300 members of a genus found in the Sargasso Sea.

lacey: 1st ever Baton Rouge meetup! Please email me if you are attending since The Chimes will likely be crowded that night and I’ll need to reserve a big enough table.

lacey:

1st ever Baton Rouge meetup! Please email me if you are attending since The Chimes will likely be crowded that night and I’ll need to reserve a big enough table.