-[gal://2008/don_graduation_06_16_2008/01_don_standing.jpg] I've been\nin school as a student for almost all of my life up till now. While\nthat's a relatively normal thing for younger people, the older you\nget, the rarer and rarer it is.\n\n[gal://2008/don_graduation_06_16_2008/02_don_and_parents.jpg]\nFinally, on Monday I went through the ceremony which marked the end of\nmy tenure as a student who is actually enrolled in school, and the\nbeginning of my tenure as a student who happens to also contribute to\nand convey knowledge. That's right, I've finally managed to finish my\nPhD in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology. It's been a while\ngetting here, but with my dissertation completed and accepted by\ngraduate division, my defence completed, and finally being hooded by\nmy major professor, I'm done!\n\nGetting my PhD has resolved a few fundamental dilemas that I've always\nhad. First, I now know what to put in that pesky "Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Dr"\nfield. Before, Ms. was technically correct, but no one apparently\nknows that means Master and confuses it with an abbreviation for Miss.\nNow I just put Dr., and no more confusion. Second, dealing with\npretentious people and physicians who insist on being called Doctor\nbecomes easier. I can now ignore their silly titles with impunity.\n[And yes, those of you who haven't spent an eternity in the ivory\ntower should just call me Don anyway.] Next, I now have the covetous\nunion card that enables me to <i>teach</i> at instutitions of higher\nlearning.\n\nUnfortunatly, that also means that I no longer qualify for student\ndiscounts anywhere. Of course, I must admit that lately the people at\nmovie theaters have been looking at me askance when I ask for a\nstudent discount. I'll have to wait 36 more years until I qualify for\nthe senior discount.\n
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+[gal://2008/don_graduation_06_16_2008/01_don_standing.jpg] I've been
+in school as a student for almost all of my life up till now. While
+that's a relatively normal thing for younger people, the older you
+get, the rarer and rarer it is.
+
+[gal://2008/don_graduation_06_16_2008/02_don_and_parents.jpg]
+Finally, on Monday I went through the ceremony which marked the end of
+my tenure as a student who is actually enrolled in school, and the
+beginning of my tenure as a student who happens to also contribute to
+and convey knowledge. That's right, I've finally managed to finish my
+PhD in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology. It's been a while
+getting here, but with my dissertation completed and accepted by
+graduate division, my defence completed, and finally being hooded by
+my major professor, I'm done!
+
+Getting my PhD has resolved a few fundamental dilemas that I've always
+had. First, I now know what to put in that pesky "Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Dr"
+field. Before, Ms. was technically correct, but no one apparently
+knows that means Master and confuses it with an abbreviation for Miss.
+Now I just put Dr., and no more confusion. Second, dealing with
+pretentious people and physicians who insist on being called Doctor
+becomes easier. I can now ignore their silly titles with impunity.
+[And yes, those of you who haven't spent an eternity in the ivory
+tower should just call me Don anyway.] Next, I now have the covetous
+union card that enables me to <i>teach</i> at instutitions of higher
+learning.
+
+Unfortunatly, that also means that I no longer qualify for student
+discounts anywhere. Of course, I must admit that lately the people at
+movie theaters have been looking at me askance when I ask for a
+student discount. I'll have to wait 36 more years until I qualify for
+the senior discount.
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