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The Middle Flipper: October 2016
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, October 2, 2016. So the other day, one of our researchers introduced us to two new people joining their team. Here are the conclusions I've drawn about them:. 1 They are really smart. 2 They are really nice. 3 THEY DRESS AMAZING. Fashion at home, fashion on the job. In fact, I mentioned this to them after we worked together for one of their projects. I said, "Can I just say that you all dress fabulously? And then, someone from HR wal...
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The Middle Flipper: Don't Rob A Zookeeper
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, September 25, 2016. Don't Rob A Zookeeper. Ugh I've had one hell of a week. I don't want to go into too much detail, but basically, this incident that happened to me on Sunday involved the following components:. Hint: It did not involve Halloween donuts. A) a random dude. B) super early in the morning (like, before 6am) on a Sunday in the parking garage at work. D) I no longer have a phone. 1) We Have No Money. Let me tell you about ...
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The Middle Flipper: March 2016
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, March 27, 2016. Don't Let This Happen To You. Last week, I wrote about something important. It motivated me. So I thought, what if instead of a light-hearted blog that occasionally touches upon serious topics, I start posting more important things? It's happened to all of us. And if you're getting into this field, it will happen to you. Replace "coffee" and "wine" with "caffeine mainlined into the carotid artery" and that's my life.
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The Middle Flipper: April 2016
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, April 24, 2016. Earth Day Has Come And Gone. So how was your Earth Day? Did you do anything super earthy? The only extra-terrestrial life that truly matters is if it's in the form of cacao. I keep seeing memes everywhere that are all like "EVERY day is Earth Day! So aside from pithy images with text, how else are we spending our time trying to make a positive difference on the planet? My view walking to work. On TOP of all of this, i...
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The Middle Flipper: Dream A Little Dream
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, September 11, 2016. Dream A Little Dream. We put up with a lot of uncomfortable situations in order to put the welfare of the animals in our care FIRST. And why are we hiding the most obvious example of this from the world? What am I talking about? It's official. This is my favorite photo on the internet. No wait, anxiety WORK dreams. Fact: I lived in Florida for 11 years and I had so many bathroom dreams. YES SO MUCH YES. But I wasn...
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The Middle Flipper: August 2016
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, August 14, 2016. Fish Truck Delivery aka NIGHTMARE FROM THE DARK PLACE. Are you a marine mammal specialist? Do you feed your animals frozen fish? Are you a masochist? STOP IT RIGHT NOW. If you answered "Yes" to any of those questions, then you'll relate to today's Middle Flipper. You don't have to answer "yes" to all of them, just one will suffice. Just deal with it. What's so frustrating about fish delivery, you may ask? Is that on ...
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The Middle Flipper: In Honor of Dr. Louis Herman (Special Guest Writer: Susie Walker)
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, August 7, 2016. In Honor of Dr. Louis Herman (Special Guest Writer: Susie Walker). Susie is not only an incredible coworker and tremendously kind person, she is basically like a celebrity in my eyes. Why? Because she got to work with the dolphins and researchers who first sparked my passion for understanding the minds of animals. Or just how much he contributed to the world’s knowledge of dolphins and humpback whales? Let me first gi...
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The Middle Flipper: February 2016
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, February 28, 2016. The Stressors Of Being A Zookeeper. The other day, I saw a blog article headline saying that people in the food service industry experience more workplace stress than a neurosurgeon. Jedi" is also a stressful occupation. Other than the very serious things that, hopefully, don't happen very often (side note: let's just nod to the people who work in rehab, because they see some pretty heartbreaking stuff in much high...
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The Middle Flipper: July 2016
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, July 31, 2016. It's been almost six months since I moved to my new job in Baltimore. This new job has provided me a lot of new experiences and I thought it was high time I shared some of those with you all. The most significant change is. Cue the heavenly choral music. Some of you reading this are probably like, "Uh, so? Sorry, I'm being mean. I'm gloating a little bit. Reasons Why Working Inside Is Awesom. Listen, weather is great a...
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The Middle Flipper: Zookeeper Fashion: SOS
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My life working with animals who are smarter and cuter than me. Sunday, October 2, 2016. So the other day, one of our researchers introduced us to two new people joining their team. Here are the conclusions I've drawn about them:. 1 They are really smart. 2 They are really nice. 3 THEY DRESS AMAZING. Fashion at home, fashion on the job. In fact, I mentioned this to them after we worked together for one of their projects. I said, "Can I just say that you all dress fabulously? And then, someone from HR wal...
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