I try not to be a whiner, but here I go ...
(1) This morning I got an email from NASA HQ that stated
In your planning for next year, assume that you will get cut by 15%.A little later I got an email from
NSPIRES (they really need to change the name to XSPIRES) that listed a scad of grant programs that are being cancelled, delayed indefinitely, or reduced. The guy who convinced me to come to Colorado said that half of his funding will disappear if this goes through. He is a very well-respected scientist.
(2) Yesterday my wife got an email from the doctor who will treat her rheumatoid arthritis in London stating that maybe she should try an experimental drug instead of Remicade. This was right after the story broke about six healthy guys in a Phase 1 Trial in London
screaming like their heads were going to explode immediately after taking a drug for, among other things, rheumatoid arthritis. This, by the way, was right after I dismissed
The Constant Gardener for engaging in implausible conspiracy theorizing.
(3) The bit rates between Colorado, Texas, and the UK trying to arrange the simplest things for my sabbatical have been ... very ... slow ....
(4) Our house is full of crap we don't need.
(5) My father's house is full of crap that nobody needs, despite my best efforts to go through it last week.
(6) I still have untreated sleep apnea.
(7) Our son's school needs to raise tuition a lot for next year, and I don't know how we can afford this.
(8) My wife has a cold.
(9) My cat throws up all the time.
(10) The dog ate my homework.
OK, I'm done now.
