They're back

..Sunday..400 khaki trousered, white-shirt-with-black-tie and maroon capped freshmen arrived. One didn't make it out of the Welcome ceremonies before they were driving back up to the barrracks to take stuff out of the room and drive home. I saw all of my freshmen this morning and taught a class on how they would be trained and what they could expect. They are smart, engaged and ,I suspect, will be wildly successful as a whole.

The unfortunate reality is that this event coincides with the return of the upperclass bandsmen, so I am juggling cottonballs in a hurricane to be able to spend time in all the places I am needed.

Here's to burning the candle at three ends...friends being home...and autumn in Vermont.

Cheers.