You Might Be A Nerd If.....

.....you're excited because the fund-raiser LED light bulbs your robotics team is selling are based on Cree LED die, which are the "good" kind.

Speaking of robotics, I would like to tell you a lesson that was reinforced again this evening.  If you have a mentor or a coach or a teacher that you really appreciate, take the time to sincerely thank them every once in a while.  They may not be getting paid at all, or what they do get paid isn't enough compared to the value they provide, and it helps to keep them motivated to get a very simple and genuine "thank you".  It can be in the form of a written note or just a simple handshake and a thank you.

A month or so ago when I was feeling in a slight funk from stress at work, I went to a potluck, and one of the ladies there thanked me for being a robotics mentor and being an example.  I don't feel like I hardly talk to that many of the girls on the team because they work on different stuff, but she assured me that sometimes just having a presence there helps and motivates people.  That helped make my day.  You never know who is watching or who you might be helping with your example.  That's both a natural and a spiritual lesson there, folks.

Farm out, man.