9 May 99 
 
Ma's Day 
 
So I called Ma sometime about 6:30 am, pretty secure in the knowledge that 
I'd be the first to call. 
 
Anyway, my office is almost entirely clean of my stuff now.  I need to 
figure out when we're going to have the big computer move to the 8th 
floor, but we shall see.   
 
I have a couple notes from a talk I went to on modeling how DNA twists up 
under thermal conditions, and it seems it all relates to the fidgets I was 
watching around me -- you know, how some people bounce their legs, kick 
their feet, shake their feet (the last two generally when legs are 
crossed), and odd two-stage kick with a flex of the foor. 
 
Then people had their hands all in different places - leaning on them, 
hand on chin, near mouth, near ear, on forehead, in hair, covering the 
lower half of the face, on the neck. 
 
Anyway, I notice that I don't cross my legs much in the chairs around 
here, mainly because I have enough trouble with my feet touching the 
floor.  I can't put my feet flat on the floor unless I'm sitting on the 
edge of the chair.  So I usually have that "perched" position that a guy 
on NPR a few weeks ago was talking about.  It seems the sitting position 
people take when they're perched on bar stools, etc., is the best for 
backs -- perhaps it's good that I'm short after all. 
 
Let's see, I revamped my old diary pages, and put them in actual order for 
those who are interested.  I need to do some more updating still. 
 
Anyway, I've finished my taching responsibilities for the year.  Woo hoo.