Emily returned from Ithaca yesterday (May 9), just in time to see Jim & Pat Milford. They drove up from Florida en route to Chicago via Boston, so Jim can attend a surgery conference to keep his license to practice medicine. They stopped by to see Amy and Mike on the way. We went out to dinner at Le Petit Bistrot in Kenmore Square and had a great time.

Beth is taking a new job as the associate director of International Programs at BU. This is for the next three years probably, after which she will return to the faculty. Emily is off to NYC soon for her summer internship, as field investigator for the juvenile rights division of the Legal Aid Society.

Rowing Update

The GMS rowing team is off to a great start this spring. Mairi got two silver medals at the Cooper Cup, one for the women's varsity quad event and the other in a women's varsity single. Next regatta is coming up this weekend and is a qualifier to move on to Junior Nationals in Cincinnati so the pressure is on! (If you are interested, you can track the teams results at https://www.regattacentral.com/index.jsp?tab=regattas)

Film recommendations

There have been a lot of good films recently. Just saw There Will be Blood, with Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano (a young actor who graduated from Wilton High a couple of years back). This film (still in limited distribution) evokes a little bit of Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Citizen Kane and even 2001. Not sure about the ending, and some think the acting is a bit over the top, but it has already won a lot of awards. Some really striking images here too. Definitely worth a look on the big screen.

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Let everyone know the last book you read and how you liked it. Is it worth reading?

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Happy Reading!

Sue

Greetings from Mexico to everyone!