Massive Flip-Floppery

Hey Everyone,
I have been spending a lot of mental energy (that not spent on reading and critiquing philosophy) trying to make a decision about next year and what that means for this year. At the moment I am trying to decide if I ought to apply to grad school now, for next year, or if I should take next year off (with respect to academia) and possibly apply next year. Now there are pluses and minuses to both sides, but I have recently been entertaining the idea of teaching high school, which if I "took next year off" I could explore. I am writing this here, well one because I am highly caffeinated, but more importantly because I need to organize these thoughts and possibly get feedback. On the other hand it is obviously a decision that I have to make on my own (as all decisions must be made). Anyway, if you have thoughts I would love to hear them, and if not that is the main thing in my life that is not the same as it has been. Though there are a few other exciting things.

First, I have been cooking new-ish things a lot. For the most part these things are only new because I have to cook with new measuring styles and temperatures, which makes all recipes new in a sense. So far, I made chili, without any spicing (as in hot) materials (silly Scots) though I finally acquired some tabasco so that has been much improved. Today I made macaroni (baked not Kraft) which was ok, though I don't quite have the right pan, it is ok. I also made some pasties the recipe for which came from the ny times. They came out ok, the filling was delicious, but the crust was a bit hard to make and press out, without a rolling pin (which I now have). Finally, I have made risotto a lot, oh my goodness do I love mushroom potato risotto. I also made some butternut squash risotto which was good but could be made better, possibly with the addition of brown butter. One thing i am reticent about is baking, because it is the thing which requires the most exacting measures and i am not sure I can cope with that easily. Needless to say I am excited for being able to cook when I come home for Christmas for my family with utensils to which I am accustomed.

The other thing for those who are philosophically inclined, and/or have read my comps, I think I have found a way that modern physics allows for dualism (sorta) and at the very least allows for some degree of "free will" according to that conception of the world, this isn't yet fully fleshed out, but it does make my view of how the mind works a bit more possible. If you are interested in this stuff check out Roger Penrose's book The Emperor's New Brain, and 200 years of philosophy about the mind focusing on Descartes and my comps.

Hope all is well with everyone, your Scottish correspondent, signing off.