Val came through town today. She is on her way back to school at the University of Texas at El Paso. There she is in graduate school studying geology. Val already has her Master’s degree from the University of Illinois, along with an undergraduate degree from Michigan State. She is a doctoral candidate, so someday soon you might hear the PA announcement, “Calling Doctor Howard! Doctor Finn! Doctor Howard!” Anyway, Val is one smart scientist. What I want to know is who the heck is this Doctor Howard? 😉