Diane and I are down in Endicott. We’re down here for three reasons. First., it’s always good seeing Diane’s folks.. 2nd , I’m giving a talk tomorrow at BU and  3rd yesterday was our friend Linda’s birthday..   We were on our way out to Vietnamese dinner with Linda and David when I realized that my tummy was bugging me a bit. .. I’m at the end of a minor  stomach bug courtesy of my trip to India last night.  Before we left I asked David if he had an antacid or something.. He slipped me a Prilosec … It was the quintessential middle age moment.. dropping antacid before going out with freinds on a Saturday night. We spent the rest of the night making jokes about fiber content of foods, mattress firmness, easy listening music and other AARP topics. It a it was a good time .  It’s great to have old freinds.. even if we’re not old… yet…

nite all, nite sam

-me