World and national events are truly overwhelming, but the sun rises every morning and sets in the evening. I am fully back into the swing of things at work post-CCSG site visit. We’ll get our score shortly after December 1.
The workweek was very busy. One highlight was the 13th annual Dickson Lecture, in fond remembrance and honor of Bob Dixon, who passed away unexpectedly shortly before I moved to Georgetown. Mary Beth Martin was the featured speaker this year, and she did a lovely job. A luncheon followed, but I had to scoot early because I had been exposed to someone with COVID, was developing symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, and did not want to endanger anyone (I later tested negative for COVID, thankfully).
Our son David also was exposed, and as a result we were not able to go to the Eagles-Commanders game at FedExField on Sunday, as we had planned. Following the Eagles’ victory, we decided to overcompensate by going up to Philly this coming weekend to attend the Eagles-Dallas game, which should be a barnburner. Sunday’s win compensated (alas, only a tiny bit) for the Phillies’ epic collapse in the National League Championship Series earlier in the week. I think that, given the options, I would have preferred a Phillies win over an Eagles win, but one does not get to choose.
Our cancer center is doing great, and we are about to submit a couple of important papers from our lab. I genuinely believe that harmless diversions have helped me stay on course. It sounds silly to care about sports when it feels like the world is on fire, and when cancer continues to kill. But it brings me temporary diversion, fellowship, joy (and temporary anguish) in the face of so much sobering reality, and recharges my batteries so I am ready for the challenges of the day.
Stay safe and be well.
Lou
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