To quote the provost at Fairleigh Dickinson University (where I'm an adjunct professor), "it has certainly been an interesting semester so far. The October snowstorm is just the latest surprise" (we already had a delayed opening due to Hurricane Irene). For more on my reaction to "Snowtober", check out my blog, "Snow in October -- a View from the Trenches".

And now it's almost December. Where did November go? Well, there was almost a week without power, then almost five days in Seattle (one of my favorite places to visit!), then Thanksgiving. Guess the year is over as I can't imagine that December will go by any slower.

I've written a few times about perfection and how it shouldn't really be our goal. Little did I know that sometimes "incomplete" can actually be very good.

In September, I was visiting friends in Oregon. I met a very nice couple who were telling us about their daughter-in-law. Due to a freak accident, she suffered a broken neck and paralysis. However, she does have movement in one hand/arm, which allows her to feed herself, operate her wheelchair, and accomplish other tasks. She is a nurse and is still able to visit schools and provide training to school nurses. Her condition is called Incomplete Quadriplegia.

Now, I'm not advocating leaving things undone. But, here's another example where perfection is not only overrated, but undesirable. Sometimes, being incomplete is a very, very good thing!

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