Gone fishin'

I'm gonna be gone for the rest of the day until late this evening. I have an advisory board meeting for Michigan Citizens for Science this evening in Lansing, where we will be discussing strategy for the new legislative session, electing new officers and nominating new members, among the approximately 4000 things on the agenda. Hope everyone has a good day.

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