Friends….
      I have soemthing interestign and important to tell all of you… and I’m not quite sure how to say it.. but here goes:
I have been offered a very interesting and unique once in a lifetime opportunity  This opportuunity is going to require me to be away from my family, away from vermont.. and away from my work  for about eight weeks begining next week. It also means being away from computeres and phones. This will be the first break I’ve taken from blogging every day since November 26th, 2006, just five days after Sam’s passing. I’ll be blogging with pen and paper while I’m away.

I don’t know how any of that will feel other than I know that I will miss Diane, Max and Gabe .. I also know that this opportunity is very much aligned with my lifes’ purpose of making science interesting and fun for people.  Even though this is a tough decision.. I know in my heart that this is the right thing for me to do. 
The 2nd hardest part of this opportunty is that I can’t discuss the details until  well after it’s done. You’ll just have to belive me that I’m doign the right thing. I’ll tell you all about it when the timing is right.  For now I’ve got about 5 more days of online blogging before I dissapear..   I told you it was interesting news!
 
I love you all.. I love you Sam
-me