In July of 1985, we went with Betsy and Joe to Williamsburg, Virginia, staying at the Williamsburg Motor House (which is no more) and paying visits to Busch Gardens, the pottery factory outlet, and the first round of golf for Joe and I at the Golden Horseshoe. We don’t have any pictures from the trip, but …
We were able to take a short Spring Break in May of 1985. We “won” a 3-day preview of time share resort in the Bahamas and combined it with a visit to Bill’s folks in Singer Island. The resort was called Treasure Cayand is still in operation (website). I don’t honestly recall a whole lot about …
My employer from 1982 – 1989. By mid-1982, I had made up my mind to leave Bei Jing-Washington, after deciding that being a young, white salesman in China with no technical experience and poor language skills was neither my calling nor a wise career path. I was interested in China, but did not want to …
Barb officially started law school at George Washington University in fall 1983. This album extends through graduation and beyond. We were able to take a short Spring Break in May of 1985. We “won” a 3-day preview of time share resort in the Bahamas and combined it with a visit to my folks in Singer …
Bert was with us from 1982 to 1986 in Fairfax and Fairlington. Bert came to us as a kitten in late 1982 when we lived in the townhouse in Fairfax. He got off to a good start as a kitten, though our various kitten tortures may have had a long-term effect. Pumpkin time, Halloween 1982. …
Bourbon (Bourbie) was Louise and Fred’s dog, a very cute Shelty mixed with Golden Retriever that they got shortly after arriving back in Virginia in 1976. Louise doted on Bourbie, putting weights on her ears as a puppy so they would bend just so, and squirting her with perfume most days. Bourbie was a great …
Barb started law school in the fall of 1983. In October, she made the cover of the school paper, The Advocate, in a photo from a volleyball outing with a professor who would later become something of a nemesis, John Banzhaf (The Advocate misspelled his name – that can’t have gone over well). We don’t …