MIT = Disney World?

It's certainly been a banner year for working my way through my bucket list.  MIT is my nerdy version of Disney World where dreams from tromping around Toyota City to meeting Bill Gates come true.

I found out yesterday that another dream may be fulfilled this fall.  My design team is a finalist in the National Design Awards sponsored by the Smithsonian. Wow, I don't know how we got nominated but I'm elated albeit shocked.  As my readers probably know, I was very disappointed to go out in the final round of the MIT 100K competition for our self-inflating bicycle tire invention and business (thanks again for everybody who so nicely took surveys to help me develop a marketing strategy) so this is a great chance for inventor's redemption.  Far and away the coolest part of the competition is the awards banquet at the White House in the fall presided over by the first couple.

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My team partnered with a non-profit to design and develop a cost-effective, robust solution for neonatal jaundice in developing countries.  Glad to see my days spent as a lightbulb engineer have come in handy.  Come on billibed!