Osler's Razor

I'll be stringing out these commencement photos for the next couple days or so, but there is a lot to show and say. One of the highlights of the commencement was Rachel Dupen. She graduated first in this large class (a real accomplishment, given some of the others in the mix). Apparently, she was dragged up to the stage to give a speech at the last minute, and against her will, and she did a great job. She spoke movingly of her classmates and their efforts, which was something that needed mentioning. I was very proud of the school, if we can bring something like that out of the most reluctant public speakers.

Things didn't go so well for the woman who came in second behind Rachel, Sandra Deschutes. She tripped right after she got her diploma from Leah Jackson and hurt her ankle. She had trouble getting up, so they had to euthanize her right there on stage, which put a damper on things for a few minutes. Fortunately, by the time we got to the "G's", everything was fine.

The picture above shows the graduating members of my team from this Spring, the be-robed Christie Smith and the disrobed (so to speak) Layne Rouse. Also pictured are Ed Cloutman and Tom Jacob, who finally quit that chef gig. Not pictured are Rachel Sonstein (at a wedding, I think) and Kaye Johnson (released on bail later in the day).