More Dissertation Fun

So, I have been writing, editing, formatting, etc. my dissertation. So I downloaded the formats for the front matter, and started thinking about acknowledgments, writing an abstract, and I was curious how people I know who have written dissertations did theirs. So I downloaded a few, then I decided to get Mike(Palmer)'s as well. So I now have a pdf of Mike's dissertation, if anyone wants a copy. Probably too big an attachment for e-mail, so skype me. As I think I'd heard from mom, it is dedicated to his advisor, which is pretty classic. Perhaps, Pam's contribution's went without saying. Also, just randomly, I took a short break on Saturday, after working for 6 hours in the morning and we drove to Freeport to check out a coastal state park (I would say beach park, but there wasn't really any beach). It was pretty cool though. There were some tiny islands offshore with houses on them. Seriously, the islands were just big enough for a small house and maybe thirty trees. Then on the way home in Freeport we stopped inside the Northface and Patagonia stores and realized they were outlets. There were some pretty good deals, 60-70% off, but the kids were sort of at the end of their leash (they were tackling each other in the aisles), so we just got a few small things. Anyway, so there is another reason to come visit us in Maine, if that's what you're into.