amberspyglass, in a kind note of academic encouragement, suggests that a helpful way of gaining power over the dissertation is to name it, and then I can avoid the D-word when I must refer to it. On so important a matter, dear readers, I ask your assistance.
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Update 3/27/04: Consuela won sometime ago, so you needn't vote. I point this out because I'm linking to this post
from the future.