Gary and Margie

I just wanted to include a picture of my wonderful friends, Gary and Margie Beatrice.  Here they are dressed up as Gary was set to receive a much-deserved award for his contributions to the business community of Northern Kentucky.  It's been a tough year for them, and Gary is struggling with some health issues, but I know the coming months will be better ones.

They've been friends for years, and they always represented what I thought a couple should be, and I've always envied their relationship.  Great friends and great parents and great spouses.

Propitiatory Offerings

As all my students know, no one is allowed to come late into my class unless they bring some propitiatory offering to appease me.  Over the years they've been quite creative, and I'm pretty flexible - although, obviously, fruit is strictly forbidden.  Here's one that showed up today.

I like the fact that they included my name on the wrapper, mainly, I'm supposing, to keep their roommates from stealing the ready, and life-preserving, collection of treats.