I’ve made reference on occasion to the staff and interns who work with me on ITF. I’ve also had some doubters make thinly veiled sarcastic remarks in response to said references!
So you can guess how happy I am to provide the ITF constituency with photographical evidence of our staff and interns.
Here’s a picture from a staff photo shoot from some time back:
My current intern is Nathaniel McPherson. He makes remarkable contributions to the mood and atmosphere here at the ITF headquarters, as well as making substantial contributions in research. Nate is by far the biggest intern I’ve ever had (don’t take that wrong, Nate), so I can really identify with him in that way.
Nate is the latest in a rather long string of interns. For such a coveted position, the turnover has been very high. Not by anyone’s choice, but the mortality rate has been astronomical. It’s been a tough time emotionally, really.
In fact, I recently put some flowers on the gravesite of a former intern.
13 Responses
June 8th, 2006 at 2:14 pm
I love the toilet! Hilarious!
June 8th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
I love the “staff picture.” You must have had fun putting that one together!
June 8th, 2006 at 8:57 pm
I forgot to give proper credit for the staff pic, it was taken by Kon.
June 9th, 2006 at 12:19 am
Dear Tom, Tom, Tom and Tom, you are all a great crew, but I don’t think the universe could handle more than one of you. You have such great taste in burial plots. I love it. I guess they just go the way of all interns. Your bro. John
June 9th, 2006 at 10:44 am
Is there any negative significance to the similarities among your staff? Can you achieve balanced perspective with striking singularity of appearance?
Or do you depend on your interns for color balance?
June 9th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
Wow! Indiana must really be boring for you to have time to come up with this stuff!
June 9th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
AW Tom! I am wiping tears! Poor Peroy! He never had a chance to appreciate his name! Burial at sea was a nice gesture! He’ll always be alive in your heart! I do feel your pain, he was such a loving sort of fish. The ITF household will not be the same without him.
I can’t wait to meet the new guy! He’s not as big as you tried to say, in fact he looks a bit smallish. Love the name…..:)
June 9th, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Very funny, I needed the laugh….
June 9th, 2006 at 11:15 pm
You’re good Tom!
June 9th, 2006 at 11:23 pm
Love it!!!!
June 11th, 2006 at 11:41 am
It’d be a little tough to pick you out in a crowd…
June 13th, 2006 at 2:53 pm
Great post, you made me laugh! That’s a great accomplishment for a day like today! You should really start a quartet with that staff of yours, I know you have done some recording’s together. You all might really make a go of it. Concerts might be rather difficult,but…;-)
August 31st, 2006 at 12:39 pm
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