Saturday, January 15, 2005

Dinner After Friday's Colloquium

The Established Colleague
Twice missed the turn for the restaurant. Had to go in the exit ramp to the parking lot.

The Chair's Visitor
He likes to go hiking. And he's been hiking in Ireland and Scotland. He's been to Scotland several times. He's also been to Wales. And he's read a series of novels that give a funny view of British history. And he's from California, which is where he went to graduate school. His sister lives in California. And his niece speaks Indonesian...

The Speaker
Got into math while an undergrad at Berekely in the 60's: the Math Department had a bail fund accessible to declared majors.