Dear Prof. Roth

".....and it is my distinct pleasure to inform you that I will forward my recommendation of tenure on your behalf to the President and Board of Trustees.........and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor"

So there it is. After 6 years of sweating it, it all comes down to this one final letter. Many thanks to friends in the 'blogosphere' for all the support, especially over the last 6 months - it has been much appreciated.

Woo hoo!!

Dead Legs

Whew - I went on a 3-mile trail run the other day. And by trail I mean more like path, not a nicely groomed suburban trail - more like a path in the woods that has been matted down a bit by other runners/walkers. I can't tell you how many roots, twigs, and stumps I kicked over tripped on over that 3-mile period, but never having really 'run' on a trail before, my guess is all of that 'tripping' and rebalancing is what is causing this fatigue. Hmmmmmm, could also be the extreme lack of rest as well - my eye is twitching like crazy which is usually a pretty good indicator for me that I need more sleep. By the way, I will actually get final word from the Provost regarding her decision about my tenure application by April 21, not May 21 - so I will not have to wait nearly as long as I thought ............hope that's a good thing! :)

The Bachelor Life

The Bachelor Life
Originally uploaded by ed_roth.

Karen took the kids back to NY this week while they are on spring break so I've been "batchin" it this whole week.