Pondering what to do with his “off hours”, David Rakison told our PLB Editors that he wanted to move away from the mental grind and do something more active.

“You know, you spend so much of your day in academia just sitting down,” said Rakison, “You sit in meetings.  You sit writing papers.  You sit in the lab.  When I’m not at work, I just wanted to do something more active.”

One night after his wife returned home from a movie with some friends she suggested a novel & more active hobby.

“It was an absolutely brilliant idea,” Rakison said, “I just had to find the right trainer.”

While being somewhat reluctant to tell the PLB precisely what this new part time hobby is, Rakison has admitted to seeking the advice of a movie celebrity who was in Pittsburgh filming a movie (pictured with Rakison) and had recently trained for the same “hobby”.

“Now I can’t tell you who this person is,” reports Rakison, “but I can say that I feel very confident in taking the next step in my new hobby and think it might be more financially more lucrative than academia.”

As soon as the PLB learns more about this new career choice, we will inform our faithful readers.