Chris, the boy-next-door kinda brainy guy,  recounts how he magically managed to get to the Amsterdam conference where he was speaking, with all points against him, recently. It is a trip of pure serendipity. Part 1   Part 2 Looks to me like Cathi Gero was his guardian angel on this particular trip.

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