Just a quick update.

Things are in bloom.  I don’t usually have trouble with the pollen in the spring here, but with all the rain, I’m having a few minor issues.

My wife was having issues with her hand going numb before the cancer diagnosis put that put on hold.  Now that she’s essentially done with all but a few followup visits, she’ll be having surgery later this month to move a nerve from one side of her elbow to the other.  They’ll also do a carpal tunnel procedure at the same time.  It will be an outpatient treatment.

Things are starting to wrap up as far as my semester is concerned.  I’m looking forward to a break.  It’s been a hectic semester.  I had an interview at a different university a few weeks ago.  I’m not looking for a different job, but a friend/former student pushed me to apply for this one.  I ultimately applied because it would put me just over an hour away from my parents.  They are still in good health, but they are getting on up there in years.  This would have involved a slight change of direction, including running a planetarium, something I’ve not done before.  After all the interviews were done, the administration there made a decision to split the position into two lower level positions to be fill a year from now and just have a visiting instructor for the coming year, which meant I was out.  I’m under no pressure to leave where I am, and the change in the job made it a bad move on my end.

I’m hoping to get some reading and writing done and up my blogging over the next few weeks.  That’s how things stand here.  How are ya’ll?