Stories of Tie Up Games

My parents were on vacation, and because I had stayed out too late last week, despite being old enough to babysit, I was grounded and had to stay with one of my mom's friend Diane, a nurse. I was dropped off at her house, and unpacked what I needed for the week, and went to watch TV. Over the course...

This happened a few years ago during my time in grad school at a Canadian university. PART 1 I needed some release from the stress of pursuing a masters in chemistry. It’s a subject that tends to be equal parts lab work and theory, but neither half was going particularly well in that second year of ...