Holy environmental toxin, Batman.

See this report on lead levels and SAT scores. Most of the lead levels discussed were legal under the laws in place, which have been tightened over time.

I believe that this implies that we (as a society) have not reached the full benefit available from restricting lead in the environment and eliminating lead that was applied in an earlier time. And the lead toys problem is going to be with us for a long time, even if no more toys are imported. The old toys have to be gotten out of the stream, not regifted. The paint has to somehow be removed and sequestered, not get into the regular trash stream.

Well, if we are looking for a beneficial place to spend our stimulus, removing old lead paint from buildings will be one of those.

Getting stuff done

Oh my, I have a ton of things to do. Just checking on email and organizing stuff. I have two MCAT classes with TONS of students in each. Just having their names, email addresses and phone numbers is a daunting task.

More tax information has finally come in. Not going to reduce the amount that we owe by much. But it will be nice when it is all finished and I can write the check and send it off (April 14th).

My sister is bidding on a house, finally. So, if they get it, we'll have to help them pack up and move in. (I will, T will be too busy with work, and Emily is more of a problem than a help, still).

I doubt that there will be any raises this year at my work. That will be the second year in a row of no raises. Maybe they will find a solution and manage to have some sort of token raises.