Small victories. Figured out my computer problem.

Major defeats. Found out the grant I am part of was cut 17%. This is something probably not known outside academic circles. You get a grant from the NIH balancing the amount of work with the budget figuring on the number of people you are going to have to pay for then the agency cuts your budget (like I said 17%) and expect you to do the same work. With my very small budget this is a real problem. I have certain fixed costs - salaries or more truthfully the one salary on this grant. With the cut the vast majority of the budget is going to be devoted to that. How about supplies? Forget travel.