The absolute best response to this is the one thought up by some genius prankster at the DFW airport. Professional-looking stickers are so, so cheap.

If we can't get paid back for the work we did on these projects in January, we can't make payroll in February. If this executive order stands, we will have to furlough employees in TX, UT, and CO at the beginning of February.

My company gets the majority of its revenue from engineering services contracts to assist with federally-supported clinical trials and from direct federal small business R&D grants. We're a small business doing mostly R&D work, and we don't have significant cash reserves.

Donald Trump's executive order from last night seems to say that as of 5PM today, all recipients of federal grants and contracts will not be able to be reimbursed for money they've already spent for at least two weeks, perhaps longer, maybe never.

Here's the best prompt I've found so far:

"Have a single host. Assume the listener is already knowledgeable about the field in general, but wants specific details about this particular topic."

Don't google translate it unless you're prepared to get a little sad.

Also, if I didn't etch this into the back of it, the image is figure 437 from Ramón y Cajal's "Textura del sistema nervioso del hombre y de los vertebrados." The caption is "Cellules nerveuses et néurogliques de la protubérance; enfant àgé de quelques jours."

If not the original, one of the first. I forget exactly who the first ones went to. It feels like a million years ago.

#DadGiftSuggestions: Got a 3D-printering dad? These deburring tools are perfect for trimming adhesion rafts off of prints without stabbing yourself. Or just let your dad keep using an Xacto knife and buy him a Costco pack of bandaids.

#DadGiftSuggestions: Hot take on a cold weekend: winter hikes are way better than skiing. But you'll have zero fun (and maybe never get home) if you're sliding all over the packed snow. These super-effective slip-on snow cleats are insanely cheap ($20!) relative to the frustration they'll save you.

#DadGiftSuggestions: Skip over all those wimpy headlamps in the stocking stuffer bins and get this one instead. Rechargeable and insanely bright with a super-wide beam, I swear sometimes I just put it on in the house because I don't feel like turning on the overhead lights.

#DadGiftSuggestions: Chain Gang All Stars was one my favorite books I read lately (in the too-little time I find to read). The Running Man meets "This is America". Sneak a little bit of social consciousness into your sci-fi-loving dad's reading list.

#DadGiftSuggestions: I've gone a little crazy on stackable bins lately. Everything in the garage, my son's Legos, even the Halloween candy gets a bin. The name brand ones (Global Industrial, Akro Mils, Uline) really are best, but don't buy them new. You'll find plenty on Craigslist/Marketplace/etc.