My attempts to re-energize this blog hit a minor snafu mid-way through the Warren Wilson residency when my computer died. From then on, precious computer-minutes in the Jensen lab were spent on the day job and Bull City Press. This blog began to atrophy again. Even when I begin thinking that a public dialog is a good idea, I am undone!

Well, no worries. I’m back now, working the day job (which is a little bit stressful in January, as a new semester is starting), the night job, and the side job. I will meet my new class of undergraduates for the first time this afternoon, though many have already wandered into our Blackboard course. I already know three of the sixteen students reasonably well, which will be great for me (but unfortunate for them, since I’ll be holding them to a higher standard in accordance with their extreme talent and high potential).