I started to write, "I must confess I wasted the day."  But, I should reconsider.  Eggs Benedict with a friend hardly counts as waste.  Taking care of a necessary doctor's appointment--waste?  Chatting with a friend, waste?  No, these experiences were not wasted time.  Nor, was eating dinner with my family or even watching a rerun of Little House on Prairie.  But, the 3.5 hours I could have worked today were squandered, and for that I am disappointed.  But, I need to remember that school is not the only work or activity that counts.  I am in a cult.  It is called the academy and I am in constant need of an attitude adjustment.