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Toronto, 2013.12.13

I've submitted the proposal and research methodologies portion of my dissertation. 20% of the course's projected load is already done. I took three days off this week to work on it, and put in a total of about 35 hours in the past five days. I'm pleased with what I'm doing. The title is "How can implementing risk management improve service delivery and define competitive advantage for service organizations that provide technology solutions and services to regulated industries?"

Three good things that happened today:

  1. Survived my cycle commute in well sub-zero temperatures
  2. Had a lunch with coworkers in which we assigned roles from "Rocky Horror Picture Show" to the personnel in the office. I was deemed Frank-n-furter, somehow.
  3. Got that dissertation portion in. Whew!

rand()m quote

Only after the last river has been poisoned, Only after the last fish has been caught, Only then will you find that money can not be eaten

—Cree prophecy for North America