{"id":573883843,"date":"2012-09-07T22:51:38","date_gmt":"2012-09-08T03:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573883843"},"modified":"2012-09-09T02:42:11","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T07:42:11","slug":"news-with-which-to-start-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2012\/09\/07\/news-with-which-to-start-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"News with which to start the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a steaming hot summer afternoon, I remember because I was on my bike. The Yankee was following me as I pumped over a slight hill, at the height of my meager powers. She was saving herself for a race two days later. <\/p>\n

We got out to our turnaround spot, near a restaurant we visit once or twice a year, on the spot where German POWs were held during World War II. I was drenched, but loving every minute of the exertion, loving that it didn’t feel so much like work. It felt so good to feel good. <\/p>\n

She decided she’d had enough — there was that race, where she would finish third<\/a> after all — and asked me to come back and pick her up. I sprinted out ahead of her to grab the car and save her legs and keep her out of the heat. <\/p>\n

She stopped at a country store that has a porch swing. A kindly gentleman bought her a drink for no other reason than he was a kindly gentleman and there are a lot of them here. She waited for me and, while sitting in the shade, she learned a trial that we were planning on using as the operational basis of a piece of research was being delayed. <\/p>\n

So for the rest of the week we brainstormed about a new idea. Surely there must be something. After a few days, I think on another ride, we seized on another idea. A few days later we put this new plan into action. <\/p>\n

We spent a few evenings immersed in the idea and then about two weeks writing it for a journal submission. The reviewers sent it back with suggestions. We spent another few days improving it, and ultimately edited the piece down to 10,000 words. <\/p>\n

This evening we learned that paper has been accepted for publication. I was cutting up a cantaloupe at the time. <\/p>\n

We’re pretty happy about that, as you might expect. The journal article I mean. I’m sure we’ll get to the fruit eventually.<\/p>\n

The Yankee did a great job on the paper. I wrote a few sections of it. She reworked some things and I edited it a couple of times. We make a good team. <\/p>\n

We’re celebrating tonight with cupcakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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