1983

It's the holiday season! Santa Claus is comin' 'round. The Santameister! Santo-rama! Bringin' toys... And, he's taking a long look at all of you, saying "Were you good this year? Did you write to Ken?" FernandoLloveras panics, yells "Soy inocente!" runs for cover. 900 other '83s follow.

Here's a three-pronged oxymoron: Timely Postal Delivery. The Alumni Magazine deadline lurks, I'm sweating it out, and the MAN comes up the walkway, laden with postal goodies (including the Victoria's Secret catalogue), but no news of y'all. Howie Brick isn't sympathetic. He says, "You just make it all up anyway." John Jordan chimes in from Salt Lake City, "Heck, I'm afraid to write you. Lord knows what you'll turn it into."

Anni Dupre, who should have a new baby by now, thanks me for "concocting" all these columns. Concocting? Moi? Anyway, I wish Marc Erickson would make a cameo appearance, don't you? Nobody's seen "Ling" since we dislocated his shoulder playing Marco Polo in a hotel pool a few years ago (John Leonard did it, we think).

Obsessed by the Clarence Thomas hearings, new baby arrivals (Dan and KarenAlbright have a new son in Connecticut, who for the moment has to remain anonymous because... well, just because), the endless pursuit of Joe kirby, die lawyerly exploits of Bob Goldman, and the daunting prospect of our Tenth Reunion, I'm just trying to hold on.

But, yep, it's true. Mac Gardner has split the blanket with Merrill Lynch, set up his own investment shop in the friendlier confines of Wilton, Conn., and forsaken the Wall Street tradition of Hermes ties. Brave soul, that Hartwell But what a great commute Mac has now. Imagine Mac talking to Katy in the morning: "Honey, I'm off to work! (walks from kitchen to living room, plunks self down on couch, grins wildly)... Okay, I made it! See you for dinner." Perfect stuff.

From the foliage-laced ambience of South Strafford, Vt., Nellie Pennington announced the birth of her second son, Amos Alexander Pennington Hine. Here's to Famous Amos! He arrived athome onjuly 7, with big brother Calen (age 6) presiding. Nellie and husband Nate Hine '78 are among the founding members of the Blue Moon (Hey remember that song? Bluuuue Mooooon...) Cooperative Community, which is a land co-op. Nellie reported visiting recently with Suzanne Binky Long who, along with hubbie Tim Sanford, runs Luna Bleu (Blue Moon is a popular theme in South Strafford), an organic vegetable farm. Suzanne and Tim had a second child, daughter Shona, last May.

Did you know that Leanne Eberly married Harald Jordan on October 5? That ChuckAnkeny's Napa Valley-brewed beer, even to a time-tried Budweiser aficionado, tastes just fine? That Pete Farrar is still leapfrogging all over the state of Massachusetts, most recently landing at Wyatt Associates, a benefits con- sulting firm located in Wellesley? That RogerBaumann thinks this year "absolutely" is the year the New York Rangers will win the Stanley Cup? (Cynics might note that the Rangers have gone Cupless since 1940, and there were only six teams back then.) That Greg Curhan's money management firm made it into Barron's a few months ago? That Mike Golub left Oakland and now works for the National Basketball Association in New York?

In closing, a holiday plea: Our annual class dues notices were mailed by the thick-skinned, resolute Charlie Morrison several weeks ago. Please respond positively by paying them. Our overall dues-paying responsiveness, at around SO percent, needs to improve. No ifs or but's. It's $20.00, and well worth it. Send a check today! Carpe diem! Mea culpa! And all that.

Happy holidays to all and blessings for 1992.

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