The day was full of adventures! I starting interning at the Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition (more efficiently known as TECEC) this week, and today, almost the whole team drove up to Waco. The research team gave a couple presentations on an upcoming study they’ll be releasing soon that involves some statistical analysis of McClellan County children, families, and community structures. The drives up and down were great, as the whole TECEC bunch is nothing but good people. Bits of awesome are as follows.
1) The first presentation in the morning was for the board of the Waco Foundation (please, click on this link and check out the first picture on their page, it will brighten your day I promise). Sitting in, I learned that TECEC's director of research, Dr. Don, got his PhD in immunology and mentored under Ted Phillips, a neurologist and MS specialist both my mom and I used to work for. Ted's not only a good doctor, he's also wry like a deli loaf, into ambient techno, and a damn fine human being. Small world. Small, awesome world.
2) After the first presentation in the morning, half the crew headed over to the Dr. Pepper Museum for refreshments and a sip of recent Texas history. I had a Dr. Pepper float with Blue Bell ice cream which was delicious and very Texan, although it really gave my blood sugar the run around.
3) The second presentation of the day happened at about 5 in the afternoon. I’d been to a couple TECEC presentations before and man, there had never been a turn out like this before. Granted, the previous events were maybe targeted toward smaller groups, but I was still floored by the support, not to mention enthusiasm, of the folks who showed today, including the mayor, Virginia DuPuy! Also, this presentation took place in a so-called green building, where the toilet gave you an option of flushing for liquid versus solid waste. Dang. Now that is som'nelse.
Good show, Waco, next time someone makes a Branch Davidian joke, I got your back.
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