I’m in South Bend IN today giving a talk at Notre Dame. (just gave my talk.. went ‘just ok’ )  The good thing is getting to see my friend Jay B/ and family. I also got to see the Notre Dame campus.. what a great place ! (I apologize for my phones poor camera)

Here’s the old admin building

They even have  a grotto modeled after the grotto at Lourdes

The basicilica wsa as beutiful as any I’ve visited anywhere in the world

This place is oozing with school spirit.. hey even have Notre Dame carpeting !

I spent the mornign with Jay and family. It was wonderful hanging out with them. I knew Jya and his wife Jean in Pittsburgh when I was in Grad school. They now have 2 kids.. sam age 11 and abbey age 14. Jay and jean also had a daughter Dylan who lived only 4 months back in 1993.

Sam and Abby are great. they showed me a bunch of hteir stuff.. including soem magnifying glass wood burning.. Sam even managed to get a fire started with friction using a bow. very cool.

One of Jay’s most prized possesions is a signed picutre of the professor from Gilligans island.. one of my all time heros.. sweet !

They also had a painting of an old guy who looks somewhat like me.. ok a little older me.. but still kinda close..

Jay then took me by the ‘angel of hope’ memorial garden.. A place where people remember childeren who have died. It was very moving. To me.. I spent several minutes crying which feltreally  good.

There’s a brick for Dylan.. we put a samstone next to it…

It was good being there with Jay next to our two kids names..

Then I remembered.. I was wearing Sam’s pants….  felt good…

that’s all from here. gnite folks.. nite sam
-me