Family

Off to join in one of those rites of passage that adolescents and their families celebrate ... one of my grandchildren. By the time one begins Playing in the Last Quarter, the tribe may be sufficiently diverse to pose the risk of friction ... of stormy weather. My sibs will be there ... my kids ... my grandkids ... and others from intersecting tribes that may or may not be warlike.

Will people respect each others' differences? Hey, in the 60's and 70's, I taught university courses on the Mathematical Theory of Gambling ....  I wouldn't take either side of a bet on which way it will go, this weekend.

I'm just gonna get in the roadster with M and pray for Blue Skies in Eastern Massachusetts and begin singin' ...

"I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield ... 

down by the riverside ... hey-hey-hey ... 

down by the riverside.

doo-doo-doo-doo practice war no more."

Hope to be back and alive in a few days.