One of the annoying things about being on the (relatively) west coast is that those to the east usually get first dibs on anything that appears. So, while PZ has posted this already, I'm going to go ahead and do it anyways.
It's been a busy week or two here, and will be getting busier. I have three honors theses to shepherd as well as the usual teaching and service responsibilities.
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