The Indian Quarter

Rich suggested lunch at one of the Indian restaurants on Lexington in the 20's. I didn't know that there was a span of 5 blocks or so from 30th St south on Lex that is home to many Indian restaurants. We had lunch at the Curry Leaf on 27th St and the food was good. I'd like to go back and explore.

Lucas Foss

Kevie's choral group The Greenwich Village Singers pulled off a coup last night when they sang at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall. Before the choir took the stage there was a performance of Foss' Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. He wrote the concerto for Carol Wincenc who performed the flute piece. K and I both really enjoyed her performance.

Later the chorus came on and did some Aaron Copland songs and Foss' The Prairie. They were in fine form and I know some part of Kevie wanted to be up there with them.

Bell tolls for Rich T

After considerable unhappiness Rich received word that his contract with pfe will end on 7/12. I hope he'll be happier at the next gig and I wish him good luck.

The Orthodontist

Chris came home from the Orthodontist yesterday with braces on his upper teeth and a plethora of brushes, floss, and pamphlets on how to care for his new appliance. From the beginning he's seemed excited about this. I think he's seen some of his classmates with braces and feels that there's some status involved.

I'm told that the strategy is to correct his overbite first and then proceed to straightening the bottom teeth.

Rocko also got a new doo yesterday. We let the hair mats get pretty thick during the cold weather and then have him shaved in the summer. Kevie told me on the phone that he was a much smaller dog and that is what I noticed first. It's like somebody hit him with a shrink ray.

Delsea Drive-in

Last night we went to the drive-in and saw a double bill of Surf's Up and The Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. I liked Surf's Up. It was sweet without being cornball. But the thing here is the drive-in experience. The last movie I saw at a drive in was Capricorn One in 1978. I remember because I was on my honeymoon. There's just something about watching a movie in your car. Of course they don't have the speakers on the pole that you bring in and set on the window anymore.

This morning C and I went into town for breakfast at The Looking Glass cafe and then stopped at the barber on High St. and got hair cuts.

The District

It seems that we've won the latest round with the Jersey City school district. We have a settlement in which they've agreed to cover the bulk of the cost of sending Chris to Winston Prep. Our success is due to Kevie's tireless activism and very professional assistance from Hillary D. Freeman, Esq. of G. Emerson Dickman's Office.

As negotiations with the school board came to a close it was clear that we won't get to send Chris to a Summer Camp that offers academic remediation so, he'll be going back to BJCC for another summer. According to the schedule he'll be on the road a lot this summer. Does that mean the "I'm bored" complaints will diminish?

Left a little early on 6/8 and had dinner at Daddy O's (used to be Wida's) Friday night. It was a nice early celebration of K's birthday. The food was good and the atmosphere was fun. There was even live entertainment.

Went to Atlantic City on Sunday to explore the mall at The Tropicana and take in the sights. I've been there a couple times in the last year but K hadn't seen the "New" AC. She bought some funky earings at The Zephyr Gallery. Had dinner at The Trinity Pub on the top floor of the Mall at Caesars. The food was fine but the highlight of the evening was the light show at the fountain. Wow! It was spectacular. "You give me fever all through the night."

Thought that I would never see the contract from Watersports for the Jet Ski slip. I had called Rick Quelch a couple of times over the winter to ask him for same but never got one. It actually showed up in the mail on Friday after I had handed over the season's payment.

I started feeling sick right before the birthday weekend with runny nose and sore throat. I was determined to let it pass without recognition but it got me down and I spent Monday in bed.

Fathers Day was fun. Kevie and Chris spent the day at the beach. Later Nadeem & Eddie came by and we walked on the beach for while. Eddie loves the surf.

Pfizer Gig

As the project at Pfizer changes from new development to maintenance I've been casually looking at the job boards thinking about the next big thing. I also looked at the calendar and noticed I have an anniversary coming up.

So, I contacted the broker I'm working for and started rate negotiations to get some kind of recognition that I'm worth more now than I was a year ago. It was easy enough to wrangle a couple bux more and it puts me in the mood to stay longer. These guys at Sunrise Systems have been very straight up. I recommend them.