Wipe Out

Wipe out! A few seconds after the above image was captured, the surfer disappeared in a cloud of angry foam. Shortly after I completed work on the image, one of my piles of tottering paper let go. There was a minor earthquake as it collapsed and a landslide of papers spilled out across the base of the stairs. I have been trying to clean up and organize. Hence the greater mess.
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Psychological Resistance

I saw Dr. D yesterday and discussed the problems with TAQ document creation. She offered a number of great insights and confirmed some of my interpretation of events. I am listing these from memory and my recollection is bound to be wildly imperfect, but I believe we discussed the following issues. When combined, all of these form a wall of psychological resistance I have difficulty overcoming.

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Happy Times

Yesterday I hiked in to see Dr. D. Was up at 0400 and immediately began final trip prep. Left the house early in an unsuccessful attempt to beat the forecast rain showers. About a foot of wet snow had fallen overnight and extra time would be required to compensate for the drudgery of getting through unploughed sidewalks and diverting around the pedestrian shortcuts which were likely to be impassable.
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