I’m so old that the last time I wrote a research paper, it was on a word processor with no Internet connection or spell check.

Given such constraints, I can’t fathom the concept of waiting until the end to add all the references. If I didn’t do it as I went, I’d have surely died.

I should add that we always read each other’s papers before submission to get a second set of eyes for errors, misspellings, and grammatical quagmires. It was mutually beneficial as the reviewing made us all better. Is that still a common practice?

I’m proud of my demon spawn

She’s a tech savvy electrical engineer who spends her working hours mucking about with semiconductors.

When she’s not at work, which seems to be pretty much all day every day, she’s out on remote hiking trails with primitive camping gear.

From this old man’s perspective, she’s living the ideal balanced life.

I think that might be an option with at least two of the three