Free T Shirt

In our continuing quest (desperation?) to lure a visitor from Greenland onto our blog, we have just upped the ante. To the first visitor from Greenland (did I mention this is our favorite country, by the way?) to visit the Tasteman™ and email me with your name, address* and statement as to why you love the Tasteman™, I will send you, free of charge, an official Gilbertson Lab t shirt (size L). This limited edition T shirt is the last remaining shirt from our original designer collection and is adorned with our previous logo and a large taste bud and the word "sucks" on the back. It is priceless (actual retail value: $8 USD) and waiting for the first Greenlander to snap it up. We'll even throw in a few Gilbertson Lab pencils and commemorate you in an upcoming issue of the Tasteman™.



This is a limited time offer, so hurry and start clicking!



*must be a Greenland address, of course!

We Are Famous!

Look at the map on the right side and check our recent visitors!

Country Page Views for Map Area:
Kuwait [17%]
Spain [12%]
United Kingdom [8%]
Switzerland [8%]
Portugal [8%]
Germany [8%]
Brazil [8%]
China [4%]
Sweden [4%]
Italy [4%]
Czech Republic [4%]
Saudi Arabia [4%]
Ukraine [4%]

Bangladesh [4%]

We are becoming famous and popular! Start charging money for visiting??

Why does Greenland hate us?

Cherry recently pointed out that our blog's popularity has been increasing lately as the recent traffic map (at left) from FEEDJIT shows. Sure, we are pleased by the exposure we are getting and we anticipate this will lead to our first grad student applications from students in Kuwait and the Ukraine in the near future.

But, what's going on with Greenland?

They share an ice-like environment with Logan in January, yet not one individual out of your population of 56,344 even has set foot near our 'popular' blog! This is disheartening. Did we offend you Greenland? We in the lab have always thought highly of you, but for you to ignore us this way, just doesn't feel right. I always longed to do my sabbatical there but your recent behavior is making me reconsider.

So, this is our mission - we want just one of you Greenlanders to pay us a visit, you don't have to stay long, just pop in. It doesn't even have to be one of your more popular people, we aren't picky. No advance notice needed, our door is always open for you. We want to see your proud flag on our traffic statistics! C'mon, you know you want to, quit being so stubborn.

Poor economy --> lots more future research

The sinking economy means we'll be hanging around here doing research for a lot longer than we ever expected since there is no chance of me retiring in the foreseeable future. A big hearty "THANK YOU" to our country's current administration for promoting scientific research. They gutted funding for NIH and NSF but have found a great way to make sure no scientist ever retires - do away with all our investments. Shrewd strategy, indeed. And here I thought they weren't too bright!


It's a good thing I love my job or I might actually be depressed over the 27% drop in the stock market over the past year. Following the trend line above, I'll be able to retire in about 2414 when I'll still be only about 450 years old. Sweet!