The other day at the gym I was watching the USA v. Japan "world cup" softball game (yes, softball calls their international championship a "world cup" as well, and to make it lamer, they have one every year there isn't a summer olympics).
Like all other televised sports, the announcers were filling time with random tidbits about all the players, and they commented that one woman took last year off on maternity leave.
It struck me as odd at first, definitely not something you hear about very often. There aren't very many professional sports leagues/venues for female athletes, and most seem to "retire" before reaching child bearing age and situation. I've decided it's quite cool though, that there is at least one member of the US women's softball team with a child.
I used to be a grad student. And now I'm not (thank goodness). I spent a year as a post doc in industry in Baltimore before starting a "real" job with the same company. These are my tales of science, food, travel, and life.
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