Dropped my daughter and her two friends Katie and Anna back at St. John's this past Sunday (Anna, Katie, Gabrielle L to R). All and all not a bad use of 15 hours. Gas outside of Annapolis was $1.72 while it remains above $2.00 here in Central New York at $2.09.

St. John's is one of the few remaining great books programs. They are reading the Greek classics right now and find quite a parallel to today's world politics. Having a firm footing in history makes it less likely to become hysterical in the face of adversity. I wish more journalists would go back and read up on the warring Greek city-states.

My youngest daughter, Jasmine, turned sixteen, last Saturday. It's amazing how fast the years go by. On one hand I barely remember not being her dad, on the other hand, it seems like yesterday that she was a toddler.

The experience of time is a fluid experience. We forget this since we began measuring time with a minute hand in 1475. In fact the first clocks were water driven so time was indeed fluid

The snow flies again and it's beginning to look like January. The temperature is still a bit above normal, which is in the upper 20's for Clinton, NY. We are still getting up into the mid to high thirties although we a back to dipping well below freezing at night. My old clients were right. Just about everybody coming in has or is getting over a cold. There is no substitute for experience!

On the technical side of things, I was hoping for a new digital camera from Santa, but he brought a heavy duty Milwaukee right angle drill instead. Can't do plumbing in an old house without it! So I decided to make use of what I have and use my old 35mm film camera and transfer the images to DVD and post them for you to enjoy. We'll see how rusty the old photography skill are

My daughter, Jasmine, has put out her flowers at her flower stand. She primarily has sunflowers, lilies, and gladioli. So if you're passing by Rt. 12B and Peck Road stop by