Wicked cold this AM here at the NH beach just trying to figure out whether it's today or tomorrow to make the weekly 3-hour trek to the much colder Vermont. Right now, a heavy lean toward tomorrow so that I can clean up in the office, get a few work things finished, complete this semester's grading and finish the last very rough chapter of a book idea I'm working on. Just by typing out those words, I convinced myself that the journey over the river and through the woods will happen at sunrise tomorrow. 3' of snow on the ground at the VT house in the valley, with tons more on the hill.
This Christmas tree has been cut from my woodlot, boxes and boxes of decades-old ornaments and long forgotten strings of lights during the white, silver and gold years have been untangled, and 60 new batteries have been inserted into window candles. That dedication comes from years of helping my father string way-too-many-extension cords together around inside window wreaths.
Bottom line: IT's time to celerate and give thanks!
Most importantly, I'd like to express my sincere thanks to the readers of this weekly blog. For me, it's an important opportunity to express my thoughts about life, business, my Tufts students and my love of Vermont, the NH beach and the exciting stimulation of working in Boston. I cannot imagine a better life balance! I very much appreciate random notes from readers or reflective comments made during a meeting about something that I wrote.
This has been a solid year balanced with a few unexpected twists and turns stabilized by the reality of the fact that life comes full circle, and there are times...like right now in this holiday period to just simply celebrate and give thanks!
