Still finding good reasons to be here, and not there. Last night's Cetacean Society International meeting was one of those excellent reasons. Special thanks to Barbara Kilpatrick for her generous and artful hosting this agglomeration of unusually talented whale lovers from all over the country; Paul in Hawaii, Paul in Florida, Dan in Pennsylvania...
And thanks to our beloved whale-saving icon Director Emeritus Dr. Robbins Barstow and his wife Meg (whom I have mentioned elsewhere in this blog) and co-founder with Don Sineti for joining hearts and tasks in 1974 to give birth to the Connecticut Cetacean Society. Robbins and Meg, our meetings will never be the same without you; we miss your heart and energy and expertise.
As of last night, I've been given the green light to work together with others to create CSI's Facebook page. So excited.
Finally, and still, I wait for my eticket to travel on September 1 which is tomorrow. Judging by the postings of hundreds of other future teachers, and by the fact that I did not receive a ticket today, even thought I received an email confirming tomorrow's travel date, I will not be traveling tomorrow. I've twice given goodbye hugs, cleaned and repacked the basement of our home, overextended my welcome at Eileen's, moved in with Dad and Peg, re-weighed my suitcases, enjoyed another Westerly sunset (is there any place on earth where the sun drops out of the sky as quickly? By the time you open your camera case, it's gone) and played in the famous Misquamicut waves one last time.
Two words: Mercury retrograde.
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