Mark Baribault:  

Hi! Retired! I continue to learn about everything I can, like I did back at MR. Recent learning experiences include watchmaking and flying gliders. Left Long Island for Glendale, Arizona. It's a DRY heat. But so is a 425 degree oven! It's nice to about 110, but don't expect to work outside over 95 or so. Overall it certainly beats LI weather, and might be one of the few parts of the country not subject to extreme weather or earthquakes. But once the kids finish their post docs well likely follow them. Keeping my fingers crossed on where we end up. Currently it is likely I'll be fleeing the heat and going back to the northeast before next summer, pending faculty searches by my daughter. Going to law school (after a BS in Biology- I should have stayed in science and taught in college) kept me on Long Island far too long, where the jobs were. Practicing law was mostly enjoyable until they modified the courts and the insurance companies changed the business, so, after 25 years I went back to school for teaching, at Teachers College, Columbia University. 10 intense months later, I had my Masters in Teaching Chemistry 7-12. Student teaching was even more fun than I expected- good choice! The first couple of year...Expand for more