A quick visit from the kid-no-more

The Family Physicist dropped in between grad-school semesters for a quick hello. He spent a few days helping his dear olde dad pick a new laptop, visiting his aunt and uncle on his father's side, his aunt on his dear olde mom's side, and an old friend from high school, then headed back to "River City" in his trusty (not to mention rusty) jalopy to catch his breath before the start of the next semester. We don't expect to see the Son-ster again before the end of May. Eventually, we'll get used to being empty-nesters.