Nagu ma olen kindel, et olete märganud asjad on kohutavalt vaikne siinkandis on viimase kahe kuu jooksul. Enamik Jaanuaris oli mul hõivatud liikuda, San Francisco Chicago. Kahjuks oli sihtasutusel, kes toetas minu tööd California Teaduste Akadeemias, kõvasti rahalisi kõnesid ja minu ametikoht lõpetati. Täiendavad koondamised CAS-is tähendasid ainult seda, et mul polnud mingit võimalust muuseumis viibida – selline on teadusuuringute rahastamise lühike maailm. Ma tunnen puudust oma loodud hämmastavatest sõpradest ja kaunist California maastikust, neli aastat lendab kindlasti mööda. Kahtlemata leian midagi mitte liiga kauges tulevikus (kui midagi tead, siis anna teada!). Vahepeal saan keskenduda oma fotovarustuse katsetamisele ja nende käsikirjade tegemisele, mis on liiga kaua riputatud.
Kevad / tornaado hooaeg on siin Chicagolandis kohe ukse ees ja minu arvates on ohutu öelda, et sellised stseenid on minevik. Püsige kursis regulaarsete värskendustega, uued fotod, ja kuhu ma võiksin järgmisena kolida!
I’ve followed your blog with interest over the last couple of years and will continue to. Nii, just wishing you the best in your future pursuits Chris. Terviseks! Bob
We’ve missed you.
Tead, Chicago isn’t that far from St. Louis. If you find yourself dipping down south a little bit during the collecting season let me know – it’d be fun to meet.
Thanks Ted! If I’m here for very long I’ll start to get antsy and probably plan something for my old haunts down in southern IL. If this weather keeps up April might be fantastic collecting. And let me know if you ever head up to Chicago!
Welcome back! I also fell victim to budget cuts–here’s hoping you land on your feet too! (tarsi?)
I don’t understand, Chris. Why would you spend the time and money to move from CA back to IL when you don’t have a next step in place? I’m sorry to see you go. I almost sent you an email asking what happened to your blog, letting you know about how my last Lophocampa cocoon emerged as a parasitoid wasp in September, and asking how Paul is doing now. I guess each of us has to make our own difficult decisions. I wish you well and am looking forward to more blog postings.
Btw, I’m thinking Ted may have a job for you. 😉
Ah yes I guess it wouldn’t be known to most of my readers that Chicago is my hometown! I’m here living with family and friends for nothing – and I discovered added bonuses like my car insurance just dropped by $1000 a year. It was really hard leaving CA but hopefully I can find something out west again.
The downtime is good for my moths though, I’m actually making headway on pending manuscripts so I will hopefully get around to the Lophocampa in the not too distant future. I also saw Paul in November and he is doing great, on his feet and back to normal.
Sorry to hear you have been laid off. Hope you find a new position quickly. Have missed your regular updates and are looking forward to more.
Kõike head!