This is a great moment for me. I'm no longer practicing law, but still working, and intend to do so until they pry my cold stiff fingers off the computer keyboard. Couldn't come to the 35th Reunion because my grandmother died that weekend. Can't come to the 45th because my daughter is expecting her third child this weekend. I've cut down on my course responsibilities for next semester and should have more time to devote to other interests, including a research project I've been lucky enough to get funded via a nice grant.
Retirement is really fun.
We had a wonderful Homecoming weekend, and it was a pleasure seeing classmates at Branches and other events. Twice in one year to Ithaca is a record for us and has really renewed our Cornell ties. Wha a wonderful school and legacy we share. It's also encouraged me to renew ties with some dear friends from undergraduate days, for which I am very grateful. After some 20 years of living abroad, I am afraid that I have not been an alumnus here in New Mexico, but there are numerous possible venues here for a Cornell get-together, and I'd be willing to help organize an event.