- I’m getting better at playing the tuba with facial hair
- My beard has filled in nicely
- Making chicken a la king
- Making mashed potatoes
- Helping my wife transplant herbs into bigger pots
- Cleaning off a table in preparation for a party
- Good food at the “Ethnic Night” physics department social
- Fascinating discussion with colleagues at the social
- Learning what “arbitrary precision” is in COBOL
- Trying a new restaurant (MacKenzie River) with good results
- The proceeds from our dinner there went to the Hope Center
- The ability to communicate with our state legislators electronically and in person
- Started reading a new book: The Gifts of Imperfection
- Takeout Sunday brunch from Kōl
- Being a “pioneer” in testing the prototype workload spreadsheet
- Payday coffee and cookies (Jan. 31)
- Learning that the first Dean of Engineering at the University of South Dakota (Alexander Pell) was actually Russian terrorist Sergey Degayev.
- Community meal with friends (Jan. 31)
- The vegetarian “beef tips” at the meal were surprisingly good, although their texture was more like meatballs
- All of the fun comments on Facebook about this photograph my wife took of me:
What I Have Read in 2017
Books I am Reading
To Read Next
Dr. Stephen Sekula- Bob on Books
- Jackie Lea Sommers
- Altered Faces
- Politifact
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