A celebratory Coke

...for finishing a complete draft of a manuscript for publication of the Test Accessibility and Modification Study, which was my doctoral dissertation. It took much prodding by my chair, Dr. Steve Elliott. It's hard to pick up a book and start writing it from scratch once you've already completed the last chapter.

There are numerous revisions to come, of course, and perhaps even a rejection or two. But tenacity always begins with a step. And, in this case, a Coke and a glass of ice.