Well, it's been fun...

But I suppose I have to put an end to the creative exhortations for me to post. They were counterproductive though--I was enjoying them too much to give a reason to stop. :P

Well, what's new? I've been watching the Steve Yzerman number retirement ceremony and game tonight. Pretty good, if the production is as cheesy as expected . My favorite moment was the part of his speech where he questioned his reputation as a leader, saying all he did was go out and play hard like everyone else did. In this day of pampered superstar/Terrell Owens crap, that is leadership, especially from your one-of-the-greatest stud players.

What other newness? Applying for faculty jobs again...no word yet. I think most of you know I've been seeing a wonderful woman named Julie for several months now...we've survived family Christmases into 2007. We barely survived United airlines though. I'll repost a diatribe I wrote for elsewhere as a comment in this thread. I haven't decided whether to bowdlerize it yet. I mean, the cursing's creative, but I suppose this is public, you know?

I have taken care of some of my reading list. Cryptonomicon and Bringing Down the Househave been finished, but World War Z and The Last Town on Earth have been added. I've decided this is how I should keep pressure on myself to read--always have a list of at least half a dozen things to shame me into not watching "Celebrity Deathmatch" or some such nonsense.