I had a very busy day today which I spent entirely in the one air-conditioned room in our house. It was about 91 when I went out for lunch and that was about all of the Heat and humidity I could take. As I always say, my IQ drops a point for every degree above 60 and I was getting pretty stupid by midday.

I did have one treat: my old friend and mentor Paul and his wife Deb were up from North Carolina visiting. Deb's first grandson. Who was born just last Sunday .

I hadn't seen either Paul or Deb in about six years. It was so wonderful catching up with them. They both looked and acted great and unchanged. Paul was my friend mentor and boss for many, many years in IBM. When I look back , those were some of my golden years In IBM. It's funny you never know when you're living then just when those golden years will be.

It was really great being able to tell Paul again just how much he meant to me and my colleagues. He's really one of the most important mentors I've had in my adult life.

Again, what a treat to be able to tell him that.

Nite all, nite sam

-me

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Hello from Mt Kisco. Diane and I are here part way back on our trip home to Vt. We were down seeing max and jac. Its hotter than hades here.. well into the 90s.. We hung out on the boat, moving slowly to stay cool

Around 7 our friend carl showed up from texas.. and our friend sumner from Vermont showed up, max, jac, our friend sumner, carl , diane and i found a great air conditioned pizza place for dimmer

We also heard from gabe who's now in Barcelona ! He called at 2:15..which was 8:15 over there. He told us it was the best 8:15 ever ! He sent us some pics of Isabella's place.. It looks fantastic ! Were so grateful toIsabella's family for hosting Gabe and Raya..!

Now im too tired to write..more to tomorrow..

Nite all, nite sam

-me

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Very quiet day today. The big news is that we put game on a plane to Barcelona. He's going to visit a friend he made who was an exchange student here this year. I'm really proud of him wanting to travel like this. This is not the first time he's actually jumped on a plane and gone somewhere else in the world. In fact our kids traveled quite a bit. I think Gabe is been to about 10 countries at this point. He always brags that he's been to Uruguay and I have not. You got to settle the score some point I'm just proud that he wants to explore the world.

It's funny that several folks have asked me if we are hyper protective of our kids after what we have gone through as a family. It's strange, if anything I feel We are all a bit more adventurous.

The way I look at it, you have to let your kids go and explore the world themselves. …and Trust that they will learn the world their own way.

I'm so excited that Gabe has the travel bug that I have. It is added so much to my life.
Safe travels my son
Night all, night Sam
-me

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