Gratitude (Nov. 1 – 7) | Great are the Works of the Lord

Gratitude (Nov. 1 – 7)

Attending 3 of the faculty forums for SDSM&T Presidential candidates
Good and short meeting about our department website
Dinner with my wife before band rehearsal
My wife auditioned for a solo in our upcoming concert
My student returned safely from Fermilab
Successfully accessing my grant account information on our school’s system
Lunch conversation with colleagues about the candidates
Good conversation about the “Spirit of Christmas” at The Well
Emptied, cleaned, and stored our rain barrels for the winter
Trimmed my beard
Helped my wife with laundry
Buying an outdoor antenna
Buying some small needed tools for my lab
Removed air conditioner from our bedroom window and stored it for the winter
Interesting (and disturbing) seminar on abandoned uranium mines near Native American communities
Finding a replacement while our department secretary is temporarily out
Skype conversation with a good friend
Getting fresh deionized water for our lab
Harvesting potatoes from our garden!
A friend and former roommate of mine, who is now a physics professor, received a grant for his “effort to develop coding tutorial videos aimed at the high school level, and free training sessions for high school physics teachers to learn to code.”
My wife made delicious soup for our community meal
Catching up with friends at the meal
Indian taco sale
Good meeting with student (Nov. 7)