Made out of people

L'Shana Tova

Just wanted to wish you all a happy, joyful, and significant New Year. In Jewish tradition, the New Year's holiday is a time of change, when a person has a unique possibility, and obligation, to correct old mistakes and to find new paths.

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In high school & undergrad, this seemed self-evident: a new year of classes was starting, too. (Usually, it meant that I missed two classes in the first or second week of school, and that was a change, but not necessarily for the better.)

In grad school, the new year would be overwhelmed with CHI deadlines, finishing up whatever work I'd done over the summer before I dived into my next round of projects, and wasn't all that much of a change.

This year--

This year, it's a change. The holiday is being followed by a month and a half of travel, followed by a new job, a new home, a new location, a new title.

Sometimes, I guess, it all comes out at once.

Again, then, may you enjoy and thrive in the New Year, and may we all see (somehow) a turn toward a more peaceful world. Hey, a guy can hope.