Hey, this blogger looks very different from the last time I was in here. I hope I can post what I write okay. I was in Springfield for Alumni Day to see the parade. I wanted to see my brother Ron's class (1975, 30 years) float Jurassic Park which ended up winning Most Outstanding with the $500 prize. Karen, your Uncle Larry came and spoke to my mother and me. He occasionally sees my Mom or Ron walking on South St. or Parker Hill Rd. and stops to chat. What a guy! Before the parade going to get some of that good popcorn I ran into Steve "Coot" Ankuda, and then after the parade I saw Rick Ingalls. Both don't look a day over 50! I saw the Moody Blues in concert in Manchester (NH) on the 7th. Was up St. Albans way around the 4th and saw the fireworks at St. Albans Bay right on the lake. A nice spot. Keeping busy and out of trouble here in Nashua. I'll check in again soon. Yeah, I should put in my name which is Jerry unless that automatically shows up. Going to the Nextel Cup race at the speedway in Loudon tomorrow so should get to bed soon. Bye.

i liked batman begins. liam neeson was great. haven't seen war of the worlds, although i feel like i am living it sometimes with mom tossing older son out of the nest as she tells him just one more helpful thing to remember. i went to the jazz festival in montreal and had a great time. the best was dinner at a medieval restaurant. the wild boar burger with brie was fabulous and our dwarf waitress screaming "saxon" at us was definitely different. the nine inch nails coming through planks over my head in the bathroom made me nervous, but my aim did not falter.

Sorry to hear the disappointing news Richard. Maybe the next round of grants will be the golden ticket. I leave tomorrow for my three week jaunt to the north. I am hoping for good weather and not as much rain as we have seen here. July has broken all records in GA for rainfall. Saw "War of the Worlds" last weekend and "Batman Begins" the weekend before. I liked them both. Will talk to you all in three weeks. Happy Trails!

hi guys, i am chilling in burlington and enjoying the summer. i did not get the grant i applied for, too bad! i am still working on my designs and i am protoyping some new wooden parts. it is a good thing that i like the work because i see no end to justify the piles of wood shavings. 17 people lost their jobs at the company i work for. i have survived 9 layoffs in 4-1/2 years. let the sun shine and rub me silly with cocobutter!

I hope that everybody is enjoying their vacations. Must be everyone is off somewhere without computer access....weather has been beautiful here in VT. I love summer. I am flying down to my daughters house on Wednesday morning to visit with her and my grandbabies for a week. Hopefully, Neil will not be doing too many "projects" while I am gone. He is recupperating nicely. Enjoy and Happy Thoughts to all.