How is everyone's summer going?
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It's the beginning of August and I start to sense a subtle move towards autumn. Of course the days have been shortening since late June, but I don't really pick up on that till late July/early Aug. The angle of the sun in the sky is what I notice start to take note of.
We've been plotzing along here. The garden keeps me busy and we continue our Swedish death cleaning initiative. Mr wtg is still going to physical therapy a couple of times a week. Otherwise, pretty quiet except for contractors digging up gas lines and an occasional water main break. Nothing compared to the fires, heat, and/or flooding that we see on the news just about every day.
How about you? What have you been up to this summer? Festivals? Vacations?
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Summer for me is mostly a break from travel. My foundation role has me really busy from September to early December, and again from February to early June.
I am doing one trip this summer - late August to Lake Garda, Italy (midway between Brescia and Verona) with Klaus and his girlfriend.
But to give you an example of how busy my busy season is:
Sept 4-10 - Barcelona for the European Respiratory Society (ERS) international conference
September 14-16 - Washington for Congessional visits
September 24-27 - Cape Cod for a three day bike ride fundraiser
September 28-29 - back to Washington for more hill visits
October 1-4 - Miami for scientific conferences and two board meetings
October 10-11 - Rochester for my 40th high school reunion
October 18-17 - Tampa for another bike fundraiser
October 22-24 - Back to Barcelona for an ERS-sponsored symposium in AATD
November 6-10 - American Association for the study of Liver Disease international conference
December 4-5 - Nashville for a patient education day
After that I get 6-8 weeks off and then a similarly busy spring. So you can see why summer for me is to relax.
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