Last week I got a job offer, and a few days later, after discussing things with my wife and family, I accepted it! It is a good position as a test developer for a non-profit organization in Philadelphia that makes board certification tests for medical doctors. The tests are written by committees of physicians, and I will work with them as an editor and assessment specialist, shepherding several tests through their various stages of development. Thus I will continue my work in assessment, a field that I’ve been in for over 11 years now. I look forward to learning more about medicine and a new area of assessment.

We are sad about leaving our family and friends here in Minnesota but excited by new prospects and being back on the East Coast. Since my wife and I both lived in New Jersey before, we’ve spent time in Philadelphia in the past and like it. I will be working in downtown, or “Center City,” Philadelphia, so our options for places to live are many. We may choose to live in City Center, or we may choose a suburb that is on one of the many rail lines. We may buy or rent. We will have to sell our place here in Northfield.

My long absence form the blog is due to preoccupation with the tasks around my job search and the move that will result. My apologies.