Various loose ends tied up and comments about the LDD:

Albert - Don't we have a great sense of humor? 


Andy - You da man. After seeing the work you have to put into
LMS every week I realize you are absolutely correct
to use half the money for charities as you see fit -
you've earned the right and deserve the feel good credit
and years off in purgatory that the project gives you.


Bill - Great to see you again; Haven't changed a bit!
Next time bring Sue. And see if you can find a bigger cup.


Dave - The definition of a gracious host! 

That fish never made it home - I ate it using my swiss 
army knife for a utensil in a hotel room outside of 
Toldeo - was still delicious - now, if someone could 
only teach you to give good blow jobs - ribbit

Sorry about the dirty doorknobs.


Gabes - It was great to see you arrive and start to relax my man;
Next time, screw Intel. 

By the way, you need to talk with Dave about planning
a fishing outing ... beer, sandwiches, newspapers, 
seats, Captain Butch, staying dry ... that's the way to 
do it!


Guy - Your first ND game on-campus! How cool was that!
See you next year.   


Hans - Unbelieveable how you can play like that in that weather.
I still don't believe it.

Its been raining for three holes. Its now raining harder, raining
sideways so you can't get away from it. Gary is missing tee shots and
losing his grip on clubs in his follow though. My glasses are all
fogged up. Hans is hitting the ball 280 down the middle of the fairway. 
The idiot doesn't even notice the weather. Its raining harder and all
of a sudden it gets very dark. We are on the sixth tee. "Let's pick 
it up boys" I say. Gary says he'll just hit a few more. Hans doesn't 
even know its raining. Andy starts quoting the mad priest from CaddyShack 
as he's shaking his fist at the heavens from inside a fairway bunker.

Then it really starts to pour. It doesn't matter. They keep hitting
the little white ball. They finally pack it in when Hans gets to the
green, putts the ball, and notices that the green has two inches of 
water on it ... "hey guys, we can't putt on this, it must be raining 
or something ...".

Just amazing.


Ike - Tell the truth, you were scared to death that monster
fish was going to pull you right out of Captain Butch's
schooner, weren't you? Thanks for providing the starter
dish for the friday night feast and mt Saturday night dinner.


Jack - I'll always treasure my Library parking sticker. It's
reusable, right?

Since you didn't know Villanova had a football program here's
some info:

VU plays 1-AA level. I think we are currently ranked #6 in
the country. Tonight, in a very rare Thursday night game,
we play cross-town rival Penn, ranked #24. Go CATS.

We opened this season by drubbing Rutgers, 37-19.
Yes, Rutgers. See ND schedule, Nov 23.

We had a team at the top level from 1895 to 1980. Dropped due
to economic reasons. Reinstated at 1-AA level in 1984. About 
120 VU graduates played professional football, the most famous
(so far) being Howie Long.

Made 1-AA National Playoffs in 89, 91, 92, 97, and 98.
In Oct 1997 ranked number 1 in the nation.

In November, 2001, Brian Westbrook became the all-time leader
for all levels of college football in career all-purpose yards.
He was drafted in the third round last year by the Eagles. Has
been very effective in limited play on a team with many good backs.
Has explosive speed and great moves/instincts. You'll being hearing
more about him soon on your local sports pages.

Another current VU alum playing well is Brian Finnerman, WR, Falcons.


Mags - Don't worry, you didn't really break my tape player. I had 
been having trouble with it eating tapes for weeks.

You forgot to take the music, man! I told you to take it Friday when 
we were thinking about it. The name of the English folk guitarist I
was trying to think of is Richard Thompson.

A highlight of the week was walking around Zahm. Thank god we weren't
propositioned by anyone.


Sobo - A word of advice ... you can sing in it, you can walk naked in it, 
you can fish in it, but don't golf in the rain. And to think I was
trying to save you from yourself by picking up on 6 but you just
had to slog on.

But at least we all got to buy souveniers at the
Pro Shop of the course we didn't get to play!

What's the weather like in Texas?


Terry and Kellan - Great to see you guys again. I didn't see you before
I left the tailgate - great game eh? Are the Irish 
undefeated when Kellan attends? PS - Sorry of I spelled
your name wrong.


Ty - you've proved that winning is a lot more fun than losing;
even if it is only a game, its supposed to be our game, and
now it is again - thanks!


Willo - The jokes told around the table after the Friday feast were
all very funny but the biggest gut-wrenching, I-can't-even-
breathe laugh I had all reunion was when you were butchering
that joke late Thursday night; I have no idea now (or then)
what the joke was about but I do remember screaming at you
over and over to just tell us the punch line; thanks, I 
needed that.


And thanks to all, especially Dave and his sister. Getting together
lifts the spirits and reaffirms that there is still a lot of good in
this crazy world of ours.

It may be awhile before I post my photos, but eventually I will. Andy?
Bill? Prep? Who else had a camera?

Fox