Couldn’t help myself. Yesterday, my little man was one month old. He’s just growing up too fast.

In all the recent excitement, forgot to acknowledge another courageous victory by team Woo-Riecau (in press for early 2013).

My wife and I are excited, and elated to introduce Rishi Radhakrishnan Woo to the world. He was born on Friday, August 17th, 2012 at 8:15AM, and weighed in a healthy 6lbs & 13oz. As an induction into parenthood, I am sleep deprived and knee-high in dirty diapers. But, we love him, and he is wonderful. Like some new parents, we may turn into one of those couples who can’t stop talking about their kids, parenthood, and posting photos.

I’ll be participating in a Focus Group coordinated by the Heart of Brooklyn community partnership on Friday, August 10th from 9-10:30AM at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens! Should be fun!

On Tuesday, July 17th, Ruth (Goldberg) and I made the trip to S.A.V.E. at the Point in Hunts Point, the Bronx to visit Christopher Toole and his aquaponic system, and to learn about sustainable practices in urban aquaculture. First, thanks to Chris for his generous time to show show us around the Point, and for discussing his knowledge on education, sustainability, business, and fish. Secondly, it provided Ruth and me with some ideas on how to develop an instructional model on a much smaller scale. As part of our Ithaca College and SAF funds, we hope to create our own system, as a way to encourage students to become actively involved in urban sustainability projects around the city.

Thanks to Program Director Erik Spitz of WFAN for hosting our visit to the radio station on Monday, July 9th. Our Internet Broadcasting study group had the opportunity to visit the station, and see where Boomer & Carton, as well as Mike Francesa conduct their respective shows. We also had the opportunity to sit in on a live broadcast and discuss the theories behind broadcasting.

My silence this summer (so far) is only matched against the bats of opposing teams that have faced NY Mets pitcher R. A. Dickey, who tossed yet another one-hit shutout game yesterday. Incidentally, the Woo clan went to Friday night’s game against the Reds where Jason Bay concussed himself… again. Mike Baxter would have caught the fly ball to left, and saved an inside-the-park home run. Call me crazy, but I’d think that you would catch the ball first, then knock yourself out – not trip up on your own feet, then slide 15 feet to knock yourself out. Now that’s dedication.

(P.S. – Working on a couple projects pending IACUC approval.)
(P.S.S. – Let’s go Mets.)

Last week, I started my indoor seedling bed. In an effort to propagate my hydroponic system, I decided to get some basil, oregano, thyme, and Thai basil going. It is looking pretty good so far, with some uneven distribution in development (which may be the consequence of using potting soil as starter medium). Depending on how this first patch develops, people can come by for free herbs.

Dr. Gina Torino will present her talk on ‘Research on Racial and Gender Microaggressions’ for the last seminar this year on Tuesday, April 24th, from 5-6PM at the Hudson St. Gallery (Room 544). Despite wrangling a poor lion in Saratoga with Dr. Rhianna Rogers, she’s actually quite a nice lady. See you all there next week!

Dr. Ana Carnaval (City College of CUNY) will present her seminar on ‘Understanding diversity patterns in the Brazilian coastal forests: Bayesian computation meets correlative models and evolutionary physiology’ for the Science Colloquium today (Tuesday, April 10th) from 4-5PM at the Hudson St. Gallery. All are welcome, and see you there!