Category: Uncategorized

Hi, I’m doing this quickly as we’re off to the reunion today. It’s not too late to go – well, within reason, I know. I’m tossing this up early as I’m unsure of what tomorrow is going to bring. I’ll check in with a report later. To get us there. I’ve got a great set…

These are the dog days of summer. It’s hot and we’re all much slower moving (well, we may quicken our pace to find air conditioning). I always thought that we called it the dog days because even dogs wouldn’t do anything but lay around and pant. But no…the Greeks started the phrase because that’s when…

Our 40th High School Reunion is Saturday, August 11. Hey, if you’re 1978 adjacent, stop on by. Please tell Gary Fish or me whether you’re going or not. It’s at the high school, which has been recently re-modeled and is super-cool. I know what you’re thinking: “Pat, this can’t possibly be your 40th. That would…

Been very busy lately, traveling for work, getting the home cleaned up and beautiful, normal life things. Today we’re picking up a couple of pictures that we had framed, and will be putting those up on the wall later today. Today is an indoor day, as the rains will be settling in for awhile (now…

Is there anything significant about July 15? 1. 1099 – City of Jerusalem is captured and plundered by Christian forces during the First Crusade 2. 1799 – The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign Really, just a quiet summer day. Hope you’re…

Hot enough for ya? Went through a scorcher last week – and a day when the air conditioning quit at work (92 degrees in the office by day’s end). We’re promised a respite later in the week this week, but it’s supposed to climb over 90 again on Monday and Tuesday. Take it easy out…

We’re back from my son’s wedding. The wedding was great – pulled off without any hitches, even when it was moved inside due to the iffy weather. It worked out great. Again, all thanks go to John and Lisa for putting everything together – they did all the prep and all I had to do…

I was in Chicago earlier this week. I didn’t get much of a chance to see the city, as I was mostly inside a hotel at a conference. I stayed at a hotel next to Grant Park, which was nice. I had a chance to walk around in the morning there before the conference got…

Well, it’s pretty much become all wedding, all the time around here. What was once an event that was far away is coming into sharper focus. Nick was up to teach Kate how to dance (they weren’t very successful, but I wasn’t around to help – I took a ballroom dance class in high school…

It’s June – we’ve made it this far in the year without getting blown up – let’s keep up the good work! This month is very busy for me. I’m heading out to Chicago for a conference on June 11, the we’re heading down to New Jersey at on June 21 for my son’s wedding.…