Long Break

I took a long break from blogging as I determined whether or not to move. That basically replaced all other considerations for a week. The answer is yes. In August, I will move my place of residence a few miles eastward on Cape Cod, from Mashpee to Osterville. It is closer to work, less expensive, and in a beautiful neighborhood. I am glad I established a Post Office Box address years ago, because that doesn't chance.
I was reading the alumni magazine from Marietta College, from which I graduated in 1970. There was a big profile story about my friend Gary Kott, who had a distinguished career in communications, including a bunch of cool things like writing, directing and producing The Cosby Show. He credited an upper classmate, who was also a mentor to me, Peter Meyers. Another story mentioned a program getting help form alumnus Earle Maiman. Earle was our student body president who got expelled for making "inflammatory remarks." I sent the following letter to the alumni magazine:
I enjoyed reading about three old friends in the spring 2013 edition of Marietta.
Revolutionary things were happening in the late 1960s in Marietta and all over. Peter Meyers and Gary Kott were writing witty satire, and Earle Maiman was saying things the College President found worthy of expulsion.  Bob Dylan was singing “The Times They Are a Changing,” and John Kerry was an anti-war activist.
It’s 2013 and John Kerry is secretary of State, and Bob Dylan is a guest at the White House. Earle Maiman, Gary Kott and Peter Meyers are three of Marietta’s most distinguished alumni.
“What a long strange trip it’s been.”