As part of our Festibond tradition, Brent and I separately take each of the girls out on a date. Yesterday Hayley and I had our date together. She has been roller skating before, as her friends have had roller-skating birthday parties. She decided she wanted to try ice skating. I thought it seemed like a perfect winter activity, especially living in Maine.

Hayley and me at the Family Ice Center in Falmouth

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The following is a list of some things I want to learn about or master in 2011:

1. Biotechnology
2. Molecular Genetics/Genomics
3. Decomposition Process in Animals and Plants
4. Mental Disorders
5. Physiological Aging Process in Humans
6. Bread and Pie Crust Making
7. Playing Guitar
8. Speaking French
9. Skiing
10. Sea Kayaking

I endeavor to learn many things in 2011, including:

1. Epigenetics.
2. Gametogenesis.
3. Drupal.
4. Git.
5. How to snowboard well.
6. How to sea kayak safely and efficiently.
7. Memory, especially the plasticity of and pharmacological manipulation.
8. Perception.
9. Calculus.
10. The psychological basis of religious belief.