It is a beautiful fall day here. Very cold this morning..32. I did cover some of my flowers because I'm just not ready for them to die! I am off to Okemo for a wedding in a few minutes...should probably bring a heavy coat! Have a wonderful weekend everybody. Happy Thoughts.........There is this beautiful Vermont Song, I think they tried to have it the state song, but its really pretty and makes you appreciate "these green hills"...

So after all the places you've seen, Richard, don't you think Vermont is the best place to live?

We have some foliage here, too! Nothing compared to the hills of Vermont, but I still love to look at those trees!

sweet photo! my trip to wichita was a chance to win some new business and that all went well. i toured a frank lloyd wright house while i was there and that was great. i have made touring famous homes and buildings a hobby to fill in time when i travel. one of my favs has been mark twain's house in west hartford, ct. that is definitely worth seeing. the stories of the people who lived in these places are as interesting as the homes are unusual and there is a good brazilian restaurant closeby to sam clemens place, if you ever go. i am staying with the fam for a couple days out on shelburne point this weekend. it is something i won at work. that should be great. kayaks, fall foliage, and old people- cool, huh?

Very well done Karen! We can post pictures.....good to know! I thought so but I haven't ever done it. What a good lookin bunch 'a broads! I'd know them anywhere

And who might those "beauties" be???

It is definitely fall here. The leaves are turning and it is cooler. It is suppose to be a beautiful weekend. Full moon tonight and the kids acted it today! It was Open House at school which is always a fun time, meeting parents.
Karen, I hope that your daughter is feeling better and her nose will heal correctly without surgery!! Sounds painful.
We bought a new car....A Ford Five Hundred...it is so nice to have a "real" new car. Neil decided we need something really comfortable now that we are "getting older!" Especially on long rides to NC. I thought we were going grocery shopping....
Richard, hope your trip to Whitchita went well....safe trip home.
Happy thoughts........

karen v - You can post photos. From this window - look at the icons above.....See the little photo?? Use that to upload your photos. give it a try!!

Hi All! Wow! What happened to September? Geesh. Well, I have a month of classes under my belt and I'm doing fantastic. So different than when I was younger!

Fall is definitely in the air and most of the trees are at their peak. Sorta early. Wish I could post photos on here. Usually the trees peak in the high country in September. (Would sure love to see another autumn in VT!) It's been in the 70s and 80s the last week. Though we got close to snow a few weeks back. I spent Sunday down on the Pearl St Mall in Boulder at their Fall Festival with lots of artists selling their wares and live music. Then a nice dinner outside. Great people watching, beautiful weather, leaves sifting down. Nice break before booking it again.

Speaking of trains...I seem to recall that there used to be trolley tracks running through the center of town.

And, FYI, I paid $2.589/gal for gas on the 20th. Ouch. I believe that included the 3-cent discount I received from my grocery store...

i am in kansas and i had to fight like hell to get here. last june i sat drinking a beer with a corporate vp in san francisco who is in the wireless infrastructure world and i cast a line looking to talk with their supply line management folks. all of the right fish bit and i am now at a global meeting of their procurement people in wichita. so i will dazzle with foot work tomorrow. i got a hawaiian shirt to die for and will have a really fun presentation. like wow did anyone ever think of that? the answer is, "not in the world of rf (radio frequency, or infrequency depending on your cell phone reception at the time)." so i am having a blast, cuz this is prospecting that i did on my own and so far this $600 million dollar company seems very interested. they currently spend less than 0.2% of their annual spend on my company. the company i work for is pretty well known so there really is untapped potential here. okay, i better go eat a plank of salmon- say what- salmon in wichita. i swear i do not need marijuana anymore. reality is far more chill.

You mean Kansas? You really are a world traveller. See old cowboy sites??

go ahead. ask me. say, hey richard what is happenin in wichita. . . . . . . nuthin 'cept its over 95 degrees here. eeeeeeeeeeesh.

Speaking of goats, my friends and I raise the minis. they are really cute. Yes, gas here in the metro area varies but we've gone under the 2.00 mark as of last week. I had pneumonia and it sucked. Had to rest most of the week.. I went to pick up leaves in the yard and it tired me out. However this week i'm back up and running. So.... the 23 of June at the at the HH eigh? I will try and clear my schedule. Its certainly enough notice. Ciao

Okay, I'll stick to odd...

i don't know what normal is, really. bruce cockburn says the trouble with normal is it only gets worse. odd that you would ask and maybe better not to know.

Thank you, Richard (and Patti). If that's what you mean by odd, I'll accept it. Sounds pretty good to me! So then what's your definition of normal?!

Wow, that was very poetic Richard. Lori, he's right !

absolutely! as someone that i count as a friend and care about very much, let me tell you how odd i think you are. i think that you are very odd because you care about friends when others only seem to have time for themselves. i think you are extremely odd because you are honest even when you are feeling a little insecure. odd that you write beautiful poetry when others barely write at all. it is odd that what you need from life is "not an answer, just a flavor in the chest." that is what i like about the very odd person that you are. my other odd friends are kind of like that too.

Many are friends? Does that include us?!

very funny, pat. you are right. i do like to look at the odd ones. many are friends. many are more like me than i am.

Evidently this has been going on for quite some time....................