I will not rest until I find out how he managed to break the law of momentum conservation every time we played pool at Hale Pohaku. I would like to thank my parents, Lise and Pierre, for their constant support and love. They always encouraged me to pursue my goals. Their faith in me did not even falter when I started putting up weird structures in their backyard which I claimed would receive radio waves from the stars. They also managed to keep me down to earth.
Good parents are one of life's true gifts.
A very special thank to Jim Hesser for that dinner on a dark, winter night which prevented me from making the biggest mistake in my life. Jim's love for astronomy radiates from everything he does. The astronomical community in Victoria is lucky. I hope the people at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory on little Saanich Hill will never lose their gift of heartily welcoming students among them. Post-game analyses were particularly gripping.