A Nice Day for Not Blogging

That's what yesterday was, at least. It was a gorgeous spring day here, which we spent mostly outside, first doing some errand-running, and then some lounging in the sun reading and napping. I didn't even try to keep track of what was posted on other blogs, and I didn't miss it all that much-- it was much more entertaining to watch the dog patrolling the back yard against squirrel incursions.

Spending a slow day yesterday means that I've ended up with an awful lot to do today. In fact, I'm typing this from my office (yes, before 10:00 on Easter Sunday), and heading down to the lab once I finish. Expect the slow blogging to continue for much of this week, which is going to be a busy one.

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it in a manner more traditional than mucking about with vacuum systems (though re-starting the long-dormant turbopump does have a certain amout of Resurrection symbolism...). It's every dog's favorite holiday, after all...

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