Working in the burn unit makes me remember that I will never smoke while wearing oxygen or pour flammable liquids on fires.  Also, I will NEVER make ramen within 100 feet of a child.

My mentor in med school said the most important thing he could teach me was a good two-handed surgeons knot.  He was right--Those plants would have been very VERY hard to tie to the driftwood any other way.

I have a hard time telling if anything is growing in there.  I know some of it is--I mean, the little plant on front had no leaves two days ago and now has leaves an inch long.  It seems like some things were greener before. 

The critters are doing quite well--11, no--15 fish, soon to be a million as I got two breeding pair of live bearers.  Three shrimp (still!, no sushi yet) and a clean-up crew of algae eaters, one of which loves to tease the dog. I didn't know fish were capable of such activities, but the it clearly taunts Bode whenever he's around.

Now, it's time to go find some drift wood or rocks or rotting tires to toss in the bottom to make the whole thing look more natural. 

This might be the coolest thing I've ever done.  I have pet SHRIMP.

I love a hobby that includes 4 orange buckets and a hose in the house.  Eventually this will look more like this.