Traveling through time in a slot canyon

Canyon lands guard well their secrets. Canyons themselves are not difficult to find – they form where water would run – but entrances and exits are more difficult to come by. And once inside a canyon, the world changes. This canyon is hard to notice at first, cut into the base of some otherwise unremarkable…

School is out

How does it feel to be done with school, forever? My PhD dissertation is defended, submitted, and approved, and a diploma will arrive in the mail in a few weeks. It has been a long road to get here, and it feels worthwhile to reflect on the experience. Graduate school was a five-year experience for…