Spring Break is Over

Spring Break means different things to faculty and students. Since I can't remember what it was like to be a student, I will focus on what faculty do on Spring break. We took our charming son to Joshua Tree National Park . I was counting lizards and spotting a variety of cactus types.
Since we don't own a television, we use our night time at Motels to catch up on what everyone else is watching. My 7 year old and I bonded over Caddyshack. My wife didn't want him watching Goodfellas. In Caddyshack, Rodney was a very funny guy but Chevy Chase is over-rated. My son rooted for the gopher. This morning we watched the History channel where we learned about the history of the potato chip.


Now we are back in West LA. There are many papers I hope to finish this spring so I'm hiding. Nothing personal but when I feel the urge to write and be productive --- I have to ride this wave while it lasts. You won't be able to find me for the next 10 weeks! I keep getting requests from people to do this and that. I'm starting to see why older guys get grumpy. I'm getting grumpy.

I can smell summer time. It was 80 degrees here and it felt like a summer day. If you are looking for something interesting to read you won't find it here. But, let me point you in the right direction; try this Some Arithmetic on the Carbon Footprint of a Burger