Monthly Archives: June 2013

Things Are Getting Interesting

Posted on June 22, 2013 by alexk

This will be yet another quick post.  I had a very full week at work which included 3 days of travel.  Suffice it say I was pretty smackered when I arrived at the library this morning.  I am departing shortly … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Weekend

Posted on June 17, 2013 by alexk

My partner and just returned from a highly enjoyable weekend visiting family.  It is so important to make the time for getting together with loved ones and it continues to be my highest priority.  Fortunately, we travelled by train so … Continue reading →

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Long Day

Posted on June 8, 2013 by alexk

This post is going to be super short.  I had a “full court press week” between research, work travel, and tennis lessons.   The research highlight of my week was meeting with a Rotman Economics professor to discuss some recent analysis.  Our … Continue reading →

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Plugging Along

Posted on June 1, 2013 by alexk

I am in week three of increasing my weekday productivity and I am a VERY pleased with my progress.  Creating a clear list of tasks that are varied in scope and nature gives me the latitude to choose a task … Continue reading →

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