Pain in the . . .

I hope everybody is having a nice holiday season. We had a small family Christmas--just Lee, Olivia, and me here in Bowling Green. Very nice.

We were supposed to be doing the family circuit: in-laws at Hilton Head first, followed by my family in MO. But, as fate would have it, I tweaked my back about a week before we were to leave, and the resulting (and very painful) spasm kept us from travelling.

So, a couple weeks and a few pills later here I am; this is the first time I've made it to my office in a while. It's nice to be back in the outside world and actually getting work/research done again.