Three memories

"In this chapter we have emphasized that every theory, to be worthwhile, must have implications about the observations we expect to find if the theory is correct. These observable implications of the theory must guide our data collection, and help distinguish relevant from irrelevant facts." I'm working on my methodology paper today and studying how to use statistics. This makes me think of my wonderful friend, Lola, who went back to school to get a degree in statistics to be better at research. Lola has been an inspiration to me for over 20 years, so thinking of her helps me plug on.

Yesterday, I wore a pair of jeans and a New Zealand wool top that my friend, Cynthia, gave me. Cynthia and I did some amazing hikes in Peru and Chile, so any thoughts of her are tangled up with visions of the view from, 10,000 12,000 or 17,000 feet. We had some amazing experiences. I get altitude sickness around 11,000 feet, then it passes. On one hike, after a night during which I wanted to die I felt so sick, Cynthia and the guides sang happy birthday to me after Cynthia put a candle in the frozen ground. You snap back from altitude sickness really strongly, so it was probably one of the best birthdays I've ever had. We hiked into a blizzard that morning and just laughed (the blizzard was over in 20 minutes).

Today, I'm wearing a pair of pants with suspenders. I wore these on my first date with David. I used to have lunch with a group of guys at Vanguard every day. When I wore this to work and said it was what I wore on our first date, they said that was absolutely the wrong thing to wear. Given that David loved it, I would argue the importance of "know your audience."

I am valiantly fighting against writing this paper. I try to get 5 minutes of work done for every 10 minutes of goofing off. Memories help. I went to two auction houses this morning. That's a really big help. Facebook would help even more. If my paper is to be done by Friday, I think my statistics need to change.
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