After being trapped in academia for many, many years I finally managed to reach escape velovity. I'm free! -- Free to do what my new employer pleases, that is.

So now I finally get to see the Real World. Rumors have been going on about it for years, but I've never actually seen it. My neighbor tells me it starts right outside the campus area. Scary. Maybe I'll grab my bike and go out to have a brief look tomorrow. Or maybe not. Baby steps. Looking at pictures first might be less disturbing...