Back across the US in less than 3.5 hrs

Must have close to a record: Phoenix to BWI in 3 hrs and 15 min. I guess the pilot must have not had to pay for the gas or there was an incredible tail wind. In any case, the editorial board meeting was very useful. One area that we’re looking at going is into publishing “position papers”. So what’s a position paper you may ask? Well, around the table we had different ideas–and I’ve certainly got my own. One aspect of a position paper is that it points the way to a future research direction and often includes some primary data. Another is that is generally a bit more speculative that the discussion section of a regular research paper. But I’ve certainly got to think about it more.

Here in Arlington, it’s warmer than it was in Phoenix. In fact, walking the dogs this morning, I felt nothing so much as like my native LA’s climate had moved inside the beltway. It’s certainly local warming, if not global.

Jim