dr. Barry has passed his defense

Barry Pekilis, a very good friend of mine with whom I spent countless evenings and weekends while in Waterloo, passed his PhD defense yesterday.

I think this is quite an outstanding achievement on Barry's part. I know how Real Life has intervened almost at every turn for Barry, trying to its best to sabotage his project. The fact that dr. Pekilis has finally succeeded is a testament to the good doctor's incredible tenaciousness.

It's also in order to congratulate Krzysztof Czarnecki with successfully kicking another student out of the coop:)