I'm on my second round of antibiotics since the bronchitis didn't completely go away the first time.

Neverthless, it hasn't affected my training track for the half-marathon in February. My speed is faster this year than last; I'm just starting to see evidence that multi-year training does make an athlete gradually stronger (over a period of several years).

Tomorrow I'm giving a brief speech to a department of around sixty people. I used to be terrified of public speaking, but that fear diminished when I gave an impromptu toast to my father at his retirement reception. I'm still a little nervous about tomorrow, but I should be fine. In some ways, I like having the chance to entertain people for a few minutes.