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... just do the best you can. Received official confirmation from the Dean's Office a few minutes ago that she recommends me for the Chair position starting in July. The confirmation was sent to the Provost's office and I was copied on it - from what I've heard from others (and from the Dean) is that once this point is reached it's pretty much a done deal. So I'll start up on July 1 officially for a three year term. I'm pretty excited about the change. I'm also pretty anxious and hesitant about it. I know it will be a ton of (new) work in addition to what I regularly do. I guess the big question is what kind of new work and how much will it be? I know it will be different and more; I just don't know how different or how much. Again, part of bringing this thing back from the dead is to document how things go (without giving away too many details, of course). If anyone is ever interested, all of the truly personal thoughts and experiences are/will be *...

... fruit flies like an orange. I had completely forgotten about this patch of internet that I started to work on over seven years ago. The only reason I found it is because I am in the process of merging the majority of my work space and content to the Google environment from places like Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft. I'll still use those platforms and services but I've finally decided to take the plunge and dig in mostly here. Man, some of those previous entries are silly. I was young and dumb then, so cut me some slack. The main reason I'm moving mainly to Google/Android is because I need to start trimming my online footprint down into one primary area rather than have it scattered all over the place. It's getting to be a pain and hassle to remember all the services and passwords lately; I just don't have time for it. And I guess if I had to pick one "Big Boy" for all of this, I'm going with Google and Android. They're cheaper and practically e...