<story><title>Dan</title><url>http://blog.dislocatedday.com/dan-760</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mhartl</author><text>The timing of this is eerily appropriate for me. Some of you may be aware that Andrew Lange, a professor of physics at Caltech, committed suicide last week. (His NY Times obituary is here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/science/space/28lange.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/science/space/28lange.html&lt;/a&gt;) I taught Physics 1 with Andrew for three years when I was just starting grad school, and knew him not only as a brilliant scientist and excellent teacher but also as an incredibly warm, supportive, and positive person. I would never, in a million years, have guessed that he would someday take his own life.&lt;p&gt;I was nowhere near as close to Andrew as Tom was to Dan, but for the first time I understand, in a small way, the pain and confusion Tom must have endured (and, in diminished form, must still be enduring). Thank you, Tom, for sharing Dan with us.</text></comment>
<story><title>Dan</title><url>http://blog.dislocatedday.com/dan-760</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>swombat</author><text>&lt;i&gt;In November, recovery was a mere hope; now, it is a growing reality.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&apos;m glad to hear it. Welcome back.</text></comment>