Dear Classmates, Schoolmates, and Friends,

Exactly a year ago (February 12), I sat at my kitchen window drafting my spring 2009 Class Agent Letter.  I described the high piles of snow in front of our neighbor’s house.  Well, the piles I’m looking at right now are even higher, and a minus 9 degrees is forecast for tonight.  I’ve had to do a lot of shoveling this winter but I spread it over many hours, one of the luxuries of retirement.