Playing with Slides

I've enjoyed having a little time to play with some ancient slides. There are many many more, but here is a little preview of things to come.

Dr. Bry

Bryan's all graduated now! We're so proud!Below, you can see his really cool hood that only doctors get.And here's a bunch of proud Scheffers.We all went to dinner afterwards at an Italian restaurant downtown. (I'm kind of embarrassed about the glow behind my head. I know that photoshop can remove it, but I can't figure it out and it's taking too long, so there it is. Can you imagine how many shots you'd have to take to get this effect if you were trying for it?)After we got home, there was graduation cake, decorated by the dad. (In case you need a little help, that's Bryan on his brand new bike, wearing his cap and gown, with his hood streaming behind him.)

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Bike Ride

Here we are, all 16 of us, ready to begin. I was perfect weather for a bike ride, just cool enough so you didn't get hot. We rode about 7 miles and then stopped at this little place for a bite to eat. I'm not sure whose idea it was, but we had a girls' table and a boys table. This made splitting things a little interesting. On the road again. . .

A Story with a Happy Ending

Charles Whiting's wife died in 2005, and to comfort himself he would call himself and hear his late wife say "Catherine Whiting" on the voicemail system. That is, until recently, when Verizon upgraded his telephone service. The message was lost and Charles was devastated that he couldn't hear his wife's voice anymore.

However, this story has a happy ending. Verizon archives old greetings, and a contractor found the message. It has has been restored to Charles's new voicemail system. Now whenever Charles is missing his wife he only needs to call himself.

Hats off to Verizon for being sensitive to one of its customers and going the extra mile.

I found the above on The Point.