Although my excuse isn’t as good, I’m glad that I’m not the only one who is skipping ASA this year. Instead of carting myself to San Francisco this weekend, I’m at home working on the nascent dissertation, dog-sitting, and moving gravel around in the backyard. I’ll be having a shi-shi Not going to ASA and moving gravel around in the backyard instead blogger get-together this Saturday (bring a rake or shovel).