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I found myself having agreed to travel to a technical/astronomical conference on Maui—the same one I attended during the passenger-jet attacks of 9/11 decades ago. This time my wife traveled with me. When initially invited, I begged off: my interests now are very much misaligned to the type of audience at such a conference. But the organizer seemed to be a follower of my work, and said, “Nah: come anyway: give it your best shot. Many of us could use a shock.”