Yes, I’m still alive and will try to post more often than just on major holidays now that an arduous semester is finally to an end. My wife flew to Texas for Christmas, and my daughter was at her in-laws, so it was a mighty quiet Christmas around my house, and I took advantage of my first day off since Thanksgiving by doing not much of anything except drinking and cooking up a batch of enchiladas. Plenty to eat, not quite enough sleep.