It's official

It's official I am on sabbatical. It feels kind of weird. I had to give my keys to the person who is going to be doing the bulletin each week so that he can get into the building. And so as I was leaving my office I was looking around trying to figure out if there was anything I might need over the next four months. I almost started just grabbing things. I felt a little like Steve Martin in "The Jerk." You know the scene where he realizes that the he is broke and he is leaving the big mansion. And as he is leaving he begins this litany of "All I need is this paddle ball game." "All I need is this paddle ball game and this lamp." etc. etc. And I finally had to say okay I can still get into the building, not whenever I want to but I can get into the building. I'm not saying goodbye to all my stuff forever. So I ended up just grabbing one more book that I'm fairly certain I will not read while I'm off. So I'm off. I leave on Monday for San Diego where I'll be until next Friday.
Do not fear my little blog buddies: I'll be blogging along the way. So you'll know all about the ways I"m spending this time. Aren't you excited? I wonder if I should begin every post for the next four months with "travel log?" Isn't that the way Star Trek always began? I could be completely wrong on that I didn't really ever watch that show. But I would like to know if that quote is accurate because I really like having a lot of trivial knowledge. I yearn for it. You may know quantum physics but do you know the names of all of Charlene's sisters on Designing Women? I do. Harlene, Marlene and Darlene and later Carlene who was played by Jan Hooks. I say later Carlene because on several occasions when Charlene, Jean Smart, was on the show she would refer to her sisters and would only say "Harlene, Marlene, and Darlene." Never Carlene. Then all of sudden a Carlene pops up on the show. You just know that the names Harlene, Marlene and Darlene did play all that well with the focus groups. But come on explain why she had never been mentioned. Wow, did I really just go from Star Trek to quantum physics to Designing Women? I did, but that is why you read this blog isn't it? For the randomness of it all. Which is kind of quantum physics right? Ah yeah, I know how to tie it all together.

Peace out, you random particles.