Hey Pat, I was looking at Presque Isle on a map and it does not seem that far from Quebec City. It also looked like a "you can't get there from here." How far is it to get there? We talk about going there sometimes. Do you ever go paddle around with the whales in the St Lawrence?

You are good! That was surprisingly quick but not unexpected.

oooh, a reference to a Steven King novel. The Shawshank Redemption. Great flick

Hey Jerry, It is still bad at work with no relief in sight. I cope by fantasizing that I will finally be able to escape through a secret tunnel in the men's room that I have been digging behind the Marilyn Monroe poster. I hope you survived the church treasurer's report review!! It's great weather for a hike- in case you didn't notice and need a stress reliever.

Hi, Jerry. Yes, we miss you when we don't see you here on the blog. I know every time you write something, I'll learn something new either from what you say or from the answers others give to your questions. Can I ask what happened to your wife? I hope I'm not prying into something you'd rather not talk about.

River of Long Tides - that's what Kouchibouguac means. "Or something like that", says Dave. The Native American tribe is the Micmac tribe. We have many local Micmac indians here in P.I. Several of my students are living in the Micmac community across from my school.

Happy to see you here again.

I am happy when ......... classmates from the Class of '72 check up on me. I do still have a pulse. The heat wave got to me, and I'm not feeling any good local connections. Say, Mike, where on Cape Cod is that Cuddles and Bubbles place? Maybe if I had someone to share it with, I'd go there, too. In 1996, I did spend my first wedding anniversary at a nice place in Orleans, but there weren't any Cuddles and Bubbles there. We were back there for our second anniversary, also, but it wasn't very happy as we knew what would be happening in a matter of months. And Patty, that campground in New Brunswick, is that long name Native American in origin? And Richard, hope it wasn't too bad at work today. Hi Lori and others who've visited recently. I've got to present a treasurer's report with a growing deficit to the church Council tomorrow night. Money is a little slow during the summer weeks. Gee, I haven't been disconnected here yet. I don't want to push my luck! Bye for now.

I haven't heard from Jerry either here or in my mail. Frankly I'm a litttle concerned. Jerry are you out there???????

I'm not happy to be back at work, Monday morning, yeeeeeesh! Where is Jerry, has he been on vacation?

Hi Jane wonderful to see you here in blogger! I've been a terrible correspondent as you know very well. How are you and the kids?