all right, so i'm the first to admit that hemoglobin is kind of a weird quasi-obsession to have for a person who is not a scientist by degree.  i do consider myself a scientist by virtue of love for the subject matter, also for a moderate amount of coursework in the subject of science.  i have a theory that most things that tend to bemuse people (and i think i probably mean non-scientists here) can be boiled down to proteins.  really.  i use the words "theory" and "most" because i'm sure there are plenty of things that can't be explained by proteins.  but i don't care much about those things.  i am all about proteins, this one in particular.  i may yet make a career of hematology for that very reason.

i swear i won't wax poetic about hemoglobin every post i make for days on end.  i actually have a "grand scheme" kind of purpose for starting this LJ.  more clarification later; i reserve the right to wimp out.