And I’m not going to church.  Instead, I’m up early watching the sun rise.  As I walked with the dogs earlier, we stood a moment and looked at the almost full moon in the west, clear and bright in the sky.  I feel like I sometimes carry “church” with me, a sense of awe and [...]

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My defense is over, and it went fine.  A few suggestions and some literature to examine, but I’m ready to start my research.  Step one is the human subject paperwork.  But, I’m giving myself a day or two off before tackling that.  Next week is spring break for WM so I’ll have plenty of time.
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So it only snowed briefly where I live, but where I was supposed to go, it snowed a lot and there was a threat of ice. Last night, at 10 PM, we called it off. I probably could have made it but a colleague was coming from Baltimore. The perils of being [...]

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