Postscript

It is now completely dark. The birds are quiet. An occasional car drives by. A neighbor is outside watering the lawn. In a short while I'm going to watch PBS's Masterpiece Theatre's The Road from Coorain. Maybe it will inspire me to hurry up and finish my degree so I can embark on an academic career. One can hope....[Edit: The program only covered Jill Ker Conway's life up to when she was accepted at Harvard. But what a wonderful portrayal of a complex (is there any other kind?) relationship between mother and daughter. Juliet Stevenson is a favorite actor.]