Though "decent" rhymes with "recent," those two words don't go together very often when the subject is pictures of me. But in response to several requests, here is a decent recent one of me with my trophy bride of 27 years. Yes, it's true, she married beneath her. Don't you think her youthful, healthy and happy soul is a tribute to me as a husband? (Of course, it does not seem to work in the other direction. Or does it?) 

Answers to Recent:

-How's the summer going?
It's surprisingly full, with wedding preparations for Blake (oldest son, preparations to move to Cal., learning Spanish so I can put "bi-lingual" on my resume and get a teaching job in S. Cal even though I am a dreaded conservative white male, buying a house to come back to here in Gig Harbor, computer crash, my fifth class in the Master's Program, and some very joyous "reunions" with Sound View folks. Oh, and I turn 50 in August.

-Did you get the last e-mail I sent?
Almost certainly. I absolutely will *not* shrink to the cowardly excuse of being "too busy" to write back sooner. Everyone finds time for the things that are most important to them. The harsh fact is, answering all of the e-mails that deserved an answer was not in the category of "most important" in the last few months. So, there it is. Since you and I are friends, I'm pretty sure you can handle honesty instead of "being nice at all costs," which is the way for most. Notwithstanding all that, I hope we can hang together soon! (Fortunately, answering e-mails is not the final demonstration of one's love!)

-How did this year of the masters program go for you?
It's still going. No summers off. It's got all the usual things that school has: there's a million times I'd rather be doing something else; I've learned some pretty valuable stuff; I've reviewed a lot of stuff I already knew; made some new, smart, quality acquaintances; Bell Curve - some big pains, some big joys, lots in the middle. (You can tell what I've been studying lately.)


Let us know how you are doing and when the move is going to be.
The move to Cal will be in October or Noveember, if things go as planned, but how often does *that* happen?