After a long spell of quiet, I’m hearing from a lot of old friends. It makes me feel good inside to hear voices I’ve not been near for a long time. Matt is flying in for a visit in the middle of September, after being away from Baltimore for 3 years. Sophie emailed me to tell me she found the log. I miss the two of them, and secretly burn with jealousy when I think of them in S-F. I heard from Rich on my machine last night, the guy I can always count on for an off-the-wall message (sample: “Hello Bill….this is Rich’s computer….I don’t feel so good…”) and an hour of easy, hilarious conversation. Even my dad is in on the action; he emailed me about buying a Nikon Coolpix 995 on eBay and should have it in time for our visit Labor Day. I’m glad he went with my advice- it’s easily the best camera I’ve seen out there for the price.

There is a lot of speculation and hot air at work right now, but one thing is for certain: I am going to get my passport photo taken, hopefully so that it will enable me to take company-funded trips to exotic locales. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

And this is Sexy? Dept.: I keep getting spam about some videotape with the headline Girls Just Wanna Have Sex! OK, Fine. I’m all about that. But what is disturbing is the headline directly inside, where it says, SHE CAN PEE ALL DAY!