Rising to the occasion 2.0

Four years, two kids and two long breaks from academia later, I think I might be back in this space. I know that the blogosphere I was once a part of has withered and changed directions and this long gone blog has probably fallen into forgottendom, but I also know that some of you are still out there. Maybe someone will reading, maybe I'll just be writing for myself. Anyway, I think I need a place to sort my thoughts about reentering the world of science and academic dispute, and can just as well be here as anywhere else.