Vicki and I are putting together this column while sitting in her camp on Parker Pond in Fayette, Maine, listening to the rain from a passing thunderstorm drum on the roof. We didn’t get much response to our request for news, which is understandable since it is summer. Here are some odds and ends. * We occasionally receive pictures of classmates, which are fun to look at but not easily shared in print. Bill “Bugsy” Callahan sent a picture of Mark O’Connell standing over several good-sized Maine lobsters. Mark, a Texas resident for the past 33 years, is a manager at a Houston consulting firm. Mark, anything else you’d like to share? * Tim Glidden is starting a new adventure as president of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a land conservation organization that focuses on protecting Maine’s coast and islands while also working with land trusts throughout the state. It’s a dream job for Tim, who has spent his career working in Maine to safeguard the environment for future generations. Tim and his wife, Kathy (Lyon), live in Topsham, both of them within walking distance of work. Daughters Emma and Sophie have flown the nest, but Tim and Kathy wouldn’t mind if the kids stayed close. They recently had a lovely dinner with good friends Matt ’73 and Susan McBratney Powell in Scarborough, and they always look forward to crossing paths with other Colby friends. * Rocky Goodhope, our frequent contributor from Washington, is “getting payback for all the years I yelled at refs as a participant and parent. Now the shoe is on the other foot and I’m taking abuse from high school kids and coaches while reffing lacrosse. I guess there is eventual justice.” * Leo and Leslie Nickerson Bowers sent an update from Hampton, Va. The last of their children is about to complete graduate school. Leslie has retired from teaching but plans to work somewhere part time, and Leo is working harder than he should, as usual. He says he’ll continue working at least until their daughter, Jessica Anne, finishes her residency at Eastern Virginia Medical School. They take long walks with their “grand-dog” and are avid movie enthusiasts. They hear regularly from James Glover. They understand that Keith Wilder is still in Miami, and think Omar Wynn is in Maryland and Kenny Melvin is in Portsmouth, Va. Hey guys, how about sending your news along? * Our lifelong group of friends was thrilled to attend the wedding of Linda Krohn and Todd Lund in Apple Valley, Minn., in early July. The wedding was beautiful and a wonderful opportunity to celebrate a new beginning for Linda and Todd. Those who rallied were: Joe ’72 and Martha Hamilton Benson, Jane Dutton, Debbie Wathen Finn, Janice Johnson Peterson ’73, Cathy Morris Killoran, Debbie Marden, Barb Powers ’73, Sonja Powers Schmanska, Sue Yovic Hoeller ’73, and, of course, Vicki and me, along with a few random husbands. We spent a long weekend catching up, laughing, crying, commiserating, exercising just a little, sampling Midwestern cuisine (love that walleye!), and helping Minnesota’s economy with visits to the Mall of America. * Vicki wanted to share (read brag) that her younger son, John, graduated magna cum laude this spring from the S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University. John is off to Los Angeles to seek his fortune in the film industry. Coincidentally, Vicki’s older son, Michael, is also involved in the film business, specifically sound engineering, in New York City. Vicki is not handling the empty nest syndrome very well and would welcome any diversions or visitors “from away.”