Emma made it on to the pages of the regional public TV/radio magazine for central Pennsylvania. Her dance company (Pennsylvania Regional Ballet) is celebrating its 20th year and she (in the middle) and two other dancers are used in the ad. She plans to pursue a career in modern dance and is looking at Fordham among a number of schools. The head shot is the one she uses for dance auditions and applications to summer programs.
As my 18yo son anxiously counts down the days until he leaves for uni (UK = college), I am struck by this simple thought, “this is it.” These 50 some days before he leaves are it. Part of our household for nearly 19 years, he’ll be out of here in less than two month. He’s not going to school within a day’s drive of home so there will be no weekend visits, no bringing laundry home for his mother to do, no coming back to hang with high school friends. In 50 some days, he embarks on an adventure that will change his life. The University of St Andrews draws students from the UK (67%) and the EU (10%) and the rest of the world (23%). Just last week he was video conferencing with a young woman from India who will be a post grad at St Andrews. The world is truly becoming smaller in a positive way. Back to my original thought–when Dan leaves, except for an occasional visit home or our visit to Scotland, he is not coming back. I have a precious 50 some days to spend with my first born and I intend to enjoy it, but not to smother him. What things have been left unsaid? What words of wisdom should be imparted? I know that he won’t stand for any lectures so I figure I will write to him. Maybe a letter, maybe just entries on this blog.
My 18 yo son did this. He obviously has an axe to grind with GWB. Glad he is registered to vote and wanting to support Obama.
Not the funniest sign I’ve seen, but one that makes you wonder if anyone was thinking when they set it up. When I am hungry for young humans this
is where I go. This one was at a local all-you-can-eat pizza buffet, the kind that seems to be springing up all over town. Is there really such a demand for mediocre all-you-can-eat pizza and salad for 5 bucks + your drink? I guess so, in this day and age of free refills of your bucket sized soda and portions that are so big they could feed a small family.
Yet another “sign” of the times. A case where someone did not think this all the way through. This is (was) a store on M Street in Georgetown. I actually stopped my car (traffic was so bad in D.C. that no one noticed) and took the photo. My apologies to all Europeans who have been too long maligned for their perceived lack of personal hygiene. I wonder if the store is still in business as the photo was taken in 2003? 
The second sign was actually placed at the entrance to my school’s athletic field. It has since been modified. The gym teacher used to have boys tell him they could not enter the area.
and selfishly for us as well. I suspect that we will have to travel there to see him as I would bet that he may never come home. We really don’t mind as St. Andrews is a lovely place to visit. He can’t wait to get there and have access to the Old Course and play a wee bit of golf. His handicap is a +3 (3 better than par) and he was 3rd in the Pennsylvania State Championship this past fall. Falling dollar and all, it should be an unparalleled experience.
About 10 years ago there was some major road work in our town and entrances to businesses where displaced. One pulled into both
Hooters and Jiffy Lube via a temporary entrance. This sign just made me laugh. I vowed to return with my camera! Not long after that a new business opened just down the street from my house. Just the premise is weird – colon hydrotherapy, but note the parking!
When my son (15 at the time) and I visited my brother in San
Francisco in 2005, we of course took in all the sights. Golden Gate Bridge, Exploritorium, Alcatraz, cable cars, Muir Woods, etc. Somehow I was equally transfixed by the signage. I don’t even want to try to pronounce this Japanese restaurant and the speed limit sign was at a U.S. Government installation–go figure.
Saw the one on the left in the parking area on the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate Bridge. I know that the intentions were good, but it does
seem a bit counterproductive to TELL the thieves where to find your valuables. The second sign is in Marin County as you exit the ferry from San Francisco. Darn, and I was planning to bring my nuclear weapons with me. Thank goodness I saw this sign and was able to keep my warhead out of Marin County and in the trunk of my car in San Francisco!
Our #1 son just received word that he has been accepted in the BSc Honours Physics program at the University of Edinburgh. He now waits to hear from his top choice, St. Andrews. If St. Andrews does not offer him a place, it looks like Edinburgh will be his choice. There is a major scholarship for American students at SA and the deadline for the application is February 28th. He is hopeful that he hears in a few days!
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