T minus four hours
In four hours I will be headed for the mountains of Pennsylvania. All that stands in the way is a Public Relations presentation. I'm ready to get this show on the road!

Last night I had the privilege of procrastinating a bit with a trip to the Reith Interpretive Center downtown. Three of my housemates and I made the half mile trek to this environmental learning center to hear about how local businesses are thinking "green." It is always fun to get off campus for a good meal, network with some folks, and catch-up with old acquaintances.

In other news from last night -- this time more nationally -- Obama conceded the PA primary to Clinton. I tried to vote but my absentee ballot got here too late for me to return my vote in time -- a bit frustrating. So it looks like Clinton has a glimmer of hope now, but Obama seems to still be holding the hope trump card.

Speaking of politics, I'm sure you all heard our CNN debut was delayed a few days. There are already two videos up on CNN from similar round-table discussions, both from PA. Go to cnn.com/videos, search for "first-time voters," and you'll find them. One is students from Penn State, the other is women from Scranton.

As I grab a cup of java and head off to my final final, I realize this yet another semester of "beth midrash" -- Hebrew for "house of learning/interpretation," as I learned from Jim Brenneman in our Prophets class -- is nearly complete. I also realize I haven't seen my family in over three and a half months, which is as long as when I went on Cambodia SST. PA has been in the news so much lately, I better head back to my roots while the state is still in the spotlight!
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