On class day, I ran into Ricky Silberman '13
and then at dinner saw Pyper Davis ('87 and trustee) with her husband.
before capturing Scott Berg ('71 and trustee) and Toni Morrison
and then Adam Finkelstein and Esther Rose who posed with Suzanne
and then without her.
The next day was graduation and Hank Farber came by in robes
as the crowd assembled outside
and Val Smith and Liz Lempert prepared to march
as did Amin Sinha '13 and Amelia Bensch-Schaus '13 valedictorian and salutatorian.
Afterwards, I caught 3 of the PADT winners -- Deb Nord, Yelena Baraz and Andrew Houck.
The next night as we were settling back to normal and I was eating my dinner
Alex Bauman
and Sam Cummins came to collect Ben.
Peter Bearman came to visit and to be recruited to Princeton.
It was beer week in Philadelphia and so I headed to Philadelphia to imbibe with Dr. Len and this was our first group of choices of beer
and food
and here is what we got to drink
and eat
before we made our way to I. Goldberg's so that Len could try on this hat>
Walking through town the next day, I found this sign for the collection.
Next day, we went to New York to meet the Gespass'es and Yakes at Rue 57
Where Ben and Suzanne posed
as this gentleman directed traffic
and inside this was the menu
which amused Jane and Ben
as Debbie and Andy studied it
the Yakes spoke with Suzanne
and I posed with Katie and Jordan
before it became noon so that we could study the drink menu
as the bread arrived
followed by our meals
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Next day, we had the Percarpios
Audrey
and Alan
for dinner where a variety of sliced herbs
completed the salmon
and cheese platters
along with salsa
dip
before we sat down (or some did, at least) to chicken
bruschetta
salad
and more bruschetta.
Back at work, it was time for June birthdays involving June (appropriately named) and Gilda
but not Jen.
Next I went to San Francisco and Fort Funston where this was the scene
as we brought along the dogs who began with a drink
before we saw our first dog walkers with many
as we made our way down
the hillside
to the beach where the dogs could run free
with this great view
and against this backdrop
with even the man made structures
suitably decorated
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Next I went to San Diego where we made this movie for Jason
before heading to the Marine Room for the birthday dinner where Dan
Syl
Paige
Larry
and I settled in
as the menu was presented
and I began with the mushrooms
as Paige had her salad
and then the main courses of lamb
fish
salmon
and tofu arrived
as Elizabeth was our waitress
who brought us the special birthday dessert
and we sang to the birthday girl
after which she blew out the candle
even as the sun was going down
and a few other deserts arrived
before the sun set
so that the assembled
could reach down to the lotus decoration
and then pose for our group photo in darkness
and in light.
Back at home, the crew came to make measurements for the art show and Margie
and Orlando posed
before doing a sample testing of boards on the wall.
Next, we went to New York to help celebrate Martha's birthday and arrived to see the nice flower arrangement Suzanne had sent
as our waiter appeared
and gazpacho (an amuse buche) was served
and the Slaugher men present posed
as did Jane
who took this photo of us toasting the birthday girl
before recording the old friends.
The memory book was presented to Martha
which she quite enjoyed
and then my caprese salad (with excellent Balsamic) arrived
along with the beet salad
and oysters even though there was no R in the month
and some meat since it was the Strip House
along with spinach
potatoes
mushrooms
and, at long last, my macaroni and cheese
before the dessert menu appeared
and we sang happy birthday
until Martha blew out the candles
and cake was eaten.
This left me with the wish to take a few artistic photos of the candles on the table which i couldn't quite center
and this sign for the collection
before we left and headed to Ann's apartment where there was a real need for proxies.
A few days later, I led a focus group at Two Sigma
And, after a hearty breakfast at the Bus Stop Cafe with Jane
I led another focus group at Two Sigma