Medicine and music

Yesterday G. and I had our annual physicals. Though you could hardly call them annual since the last one was two years ago. There was the usual and expected "eat less and exercise more" command. But in general, I think we'll live. My cholesterol and blood pressure numbers were better than G.'s, but his weight and blood sugar levels were better than mine. I have a few achy joints and he has a sebaceous cyst and a ganglion cyst (whatever those are).

We went with friends to the Dallas Symphony dress rehearsal last night. They were doing Beethoven's 9th with chorus. We've gone to these dress rehearsals before and they were almost like performances. Last night, however, it was indeed like a rehearsal, so it wasn't as fun to be there. It is nice music.

G. is still beating his brains out trying to get the Ethnologue finished. He needs a vacation, but that ain't going to happen any time soon. He got lots of good response to his plea for copy editors for the 32 sections of things he wanted edited. About 4-5 have already been turned in. I'm halfway through my section, so I need to get it finished. It is hard reading in 8 point type.

Kids update: D. started work on Tuesday and sounds like that went OK. He got an official magnetic ID badge with his photo on it to let him into his lab. There is a rec center on his campus that he can attend for pretty cheap, and they gave him a metro pass so he doesn't have to buy that.

R. is doing OK, but already feeling overwhelmed with the amount of reading she has to do. She started her job yesterday too. She does lunchroom duty from 11-12, then goes back to campus for her own lunch, then is the Kindergarten aide from 1-3. This schedule is for Mondays and Wednesdays. Her big project for one of her classes is on Illiteracy.

A. has been putting the final touches on a proposal for the actual projects SP wants to do. He is working closely with church leaders but he has his own bosses to keep happy as well as the church leaders. He's also trying to buy a computer, a truck, and rent a house and office.