last year, he won the madaus most innovative research award. early this year, he published a review paper that became the second most viewed article in pubmed in february. the next month, he won the poster prize at the DFG congress in kiel. as a result of that, he got invited to deliver another oral presentation at the university there. he left today and will be staying at the maritim, all expense paid. and now he’s done it again. here i am, blogging for more than a year, and still, he beats me at freelance writing. when i saw the 8-page spread in the may issue of the pharmazeutische zeitung, a magazine for pharmacists, i thought, “who the heck is going to read such a long scientific article in a magazine?” but when i saw the contract and found out that articles are paid per line, i said, “aw, surely you could have stretched the article a bit longer?” hehe…

but honestly, i feel envious. jealous. that’s the thing when you both come from the same professional background. you start thinking about the what-if’s. but only for a while, because the answer comes back quickly and clearly. no, you couldn’t have done it, too. not with a child to take care of, as well. and then the perspective changes, and all envy evaporate. and then you realize you wouldn’t have exchanged places anyway. afterall, you’re the one who gets to spend so much time with your kid, AND you get to spend his honorarium. hah! how lucky can you get!

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