My fourth and final trip this month was to visit my sister and watch her defend her Ph.D. thesis on Mengingococcal Phase Variation. It was an hour-long presentation and I was blown away by her professionalism and ability to immediately respond to all questions.  She got her Ph.D. and I am very proud of her.

BTW: Delta Airlines holds my personal record for the worst seating conditions on a 5 hour flight.  My kneecaps are still bruised and I'm only 6 feet tall. I can't wait until the lawsuits start against the airlines for inducing deep vein thrombosis and other medical conditions exacerbated by the conditions on these planes.  Hell, now I have to pay $4 to get a bag of nuts?  I only flew Delta because they go direct into Atlanta.  Never again.