Kayak Jane

Today I took a kayaking lesson. So much to learn. Kayak Jane has a rental shop on Route 507 in Paupak, Pennsylvania on Lake Wallenpaupack. It looks so effortless and simple. I guess it is after you have mastered it but, like so many things, it requires a lot of practice. Keeping your arms straight […]

Soaking Our Friends

When you invite friends over you always hope they have a good time. We are at our retreat in the mountains for a week — on our last day of a one week vacation. (Yes, I retired from IBM last December after 35 years, but I have been so busy that there hasn’t been time […]

Lehigh – 35th Reunion

Hard to believe that 35 years have gone by since I graduated from college. Surprising to me that less than 10% of graduates go back for their reunion — even for those anniversary years which are multiples of five or ten. The 35th reunion at Lehigh University brought 40 of us back to celebrate. It […]

Robert V. Patrick

Robert V Patrick, lifelong resident of Salem, New Jersey died peacefully Tuesday evening, April 30, 2002, at Memorial Hospital of Salem County. He would have been 86 years old on Sunday. Many people called him Robert, many called him Bob, and many more called him Pat: Whatever the name, he was an icon of business […]

Robert V. Patrick (Obituary)

Full Obituary as it appeared in the Salem Sunbeam Robert V Patrick, lifelong resident of Salem, New Jersey died peacefully Tuesday evening, April 30, 2002, at Memorial Hospital of Salem County. He would have been 86 years old on Sunday. Many people called him Robert, many called him Bob, and many more called him Pat: […]