I'm a bit abashed that I've let an entire year go by without posting here. Not that it's been an uneventful year. Last September I finally got my long awaited promotion to the lofty title of Senior Court Clerk and am working in my old office in the Jury Division at New York County Clerk. Very happy to say farewell to the Bronx. A few months later a bit of a scare when the massive budget cut to the Judiciary led to layoffs and rollbacks (the polite term for demotions). Was afraid I could be sent back to the Bronx, but I was spared that fate.
Another G&S Festival in Gettysburg this summer. A lot of fun and hoping there will be another festival next year, but as it's been a big money loser, that's still in doubt.
Last week was one for the history books. First there was an earthquake that was felt in NYC. To me it just seemed like the rumble of the subway that runs underneath my building.
Hard to believe an earthquake in NYC would turn out NOT to be the big story of the week. But we didn't reckon with a hurricane called Irene talking a turn in our direction and the entire east coast felt her wrath (why wrath? what's she got to be so mad about anyway?). Even in Vermont, which has not normally been the go-to place for hurricanes suffered major flooding. Was lucky not to suffer major ill-effects here. After the "micro-burst" tornado that swept through here last year, blowing a trunk (yes, a TRUNK!) off my balcony, I had plenty of time to batten down the hatches.
Finally, the new season of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society will be starting soon and I will once more be president. This year the Society marks its 75th anniversary and appropriate celebrations must be planned. Let's hope we can do the occasion justice.
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