Rather than taking three insulin injections a day, now he's on
one infusion set every two days or so.  It's quite a transition.
Word around the DKP office is that you don't want to stray
into his path right now.  So, of course, we thought
we'd have some fun and torment him as much
as possible.

In the grand tradition of one Meg Jury, who was the
owner of a colostomy bag named Charlie, we're having a
contest to name Scot's insulin pump.

First, some photos so you know what you're dealing with:

Scot's Insulin Pump, a MiniMed Paradigm model.
(don't get Scot started on the word "paradigm" and how it was
coined by Kuhn and Feyerabend to refer to an era of scientific
discovery that has no connection to the past or any future
scientific work, how this idea is foolish as all eras of
discovery nest within each other or how the word has,
with time, come to mean what it does today)

Scot's infusion set, a tiny cannula, 9mm long,
that stays in his body and delivers a constant
supply of insulin, plus boluses when he eats.
Just like your pancreas, but with a AAA battery.
 

THE CONTEST:
* You must name Scot's pump.
* These are the only rules.
* As many entries as you like, via e-mail only.
* One name per e-mail, please.
* You must provide at least a phone number,
preferably a shipping address as well,
in all entries.
* Scot will choose the top five names and they
will be put into a hat and a winner will be
drawn at random.  May Fate smile at us all
 
 

Send names to this address:
pleiades@diabolicalkitten.com

WHAT YOU WIN:
1. Copies of all four of Scot's books
2. A box of CD's, various oddities that
have trickled out of the shelves.  An assortment
of about fifty disks that, if you like 'em, great,
and if not, you can sell 'em for some dough.
3. A visit to the DKP offices in
Georgetown, KY to view the place where the magic happens.
It's like Industrial Light & Magic, but with less lasers.