Sorry for the downtime

These last few months I have had my share of highs and lows. My mom passed away in February, and in a way I've been waiting until I had put together a fitting tribute to start posting again. But during it all came the wrapping up of my dissertation, and the defense (which went smoothly only last Wednesday). With that, my PhD was complete. On top of all this was the academic job search, all of which started in January. I hope to have more on these things later.