Hopefully an appropriate title after returning from a 6 day vacation to Oklahoma to see my family! A good time was had by all and I was able to spend some quality time with friends and family in some gorgeous weather (warm, slight breeze, 68-75, sunny). I also did some geocaching (www.geocaching.com) with my nephew Jerrod and I gave guest lectures in Zoology and Environmental Science at Broken Arrow High School at the request of my nephew Justin. The addition of a hot tub and sauna at my brother's house was the icing on the cake and of course we have a traditional holiday viewing of Saw 4 at the nearby metroplex. My lovely sister-in-law Steph, got permanent eyeliner that looks great and I'm jealous. And Alan is doing well and can ran faster than I can bike (uphill and in the wind ;-))

Of course while I was gone, Nantucket had one of the worst storms in the past 20 years (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeonack/). We lost several feet of vegetated bluff here at the field station and I had the joy of watching the waves and storm long distance via web cam (http://70.90.110.185).

Yesterday's poetry show featuring David Surette (www.davidsurette.com) was excellent and we had a moving tribute by several friends and family who read the late Del Wynn's poetry.

As winter approaches, I plan to try to put on an entry almost everyday, so stay tuned!