Month: November 2014
Pilgrimage to Hiroshima
While in Iwakuni on business this week, I decided to venture to Hiroshima… school work be damned. What was it Mark Twain said? Never let school interfere with your education. Yep. That’s right. Thanks, Mr. Twain! Continue reading
How times do change…
When I was in undergrad at the College of William & Mary, of course it mattered that I do well. But “well” became a rather relative term. Failing even one class would certainly never have been acceptable, but the pressure to get straight A’s was suddenly lifted. I was perfectly happy receiving mostly B’s, with a sprinkling of A’s and the occasional unattractive C (thank you, “easy” Intro to Astronomy, to name one of… several.)
Now that I’ve started grad school, however, I am feeling refreshed… energized even! Continue reading