I can't believe it. I got several postcards from Harley and a couple "sightings" were reported. He is as elusive as UFOs. Hmmmm, maybe he -- nope -- not going there, you can breathe easy. Some of you have equal eyes and figured Harley was in the Baltics. I am impressed. Some thought he was on the east coast at a beach. Yes, Harley was in Estonia, Haapsalu to be exact. As you can see he is sitting on Tchaikovsky's Bench as it faces the sea where the swans live and play. He (Tchaikovsky) visited the spas in the late 1860s when the world seemed to crowd in on him. The town itself was first mentioned in 1279 and was around a castle (you saw the iron gate Harley was sitting on last week). It was called the "Episcopal Castle - probably a King Henry the 8th connection..JPG)
It was reported by both PB and PS that Harley was seen on a ship headed into the South. PS said she caught sight of a red dog sunbathing in Christopher Columbus' home town. Good grief the super wonder dog gets around. WELLLLL, while wonderunder is coasting on his little red behind, I am toiling away in an office trying to get items cleaned up prior to the beginning of the school year when everything breaks loose around these hallways. Last week I worked on President Lynn Brinckmeyer's travel. This is not easy on her or on me (a little violin music here if you please). The MENC national president travels a lot in the two years they are in office. They represent us at many meetings with other national organizations. Besides trying to make as many state music association meetings, they are also charged with the usual presidential duties of attending appointments for MENC on Capitol Hill, in the Washington, DC, area, and other places around the country including New York City, LA, etc. The MENC President must also work at their real job in the midst of all of this traveling and association work. It is not an easy job and I truly admire anyone willing to throw their hat in the ring to run for this position in our association. We are one of the largest "subject" area associations in the United States. President Brinckmeyer's real job is at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. She has classes to teach, choirs to conduct, college students t
o counsel. She is one busy lady..... Well, back to work we go ("we" being relative since Harley ran away from home - may his buns be baked!). Speaking of buns, bagels to be exact - poor PS, my assistant, burned her leg with a bagel bun from the toaster. It hurts to look at the burn on her lower thigh. (Looks like a cresent moon - kind of cool if it weren't a burn - wonder if we could sell the image on ebay and say it looks like - you fill in the blank?) The scoop is she toasted half a bagel, she got it out of the toaster - it was really hot - so she dropped it and then (I don't know why) she tried to stop it from falling on the floor and she put her leg up to block the fall (obviously in shorts) and it landed and not only scalded her but really burned her. WOW - lesson for today - when the bagel pops from the toaster let it fly and don't get in the way............ OK back to Harley buns -- Can't wait till next week to see where the little red wonder will be off to - I think he is on a quest for the Holy Grail. Hmm, what do you think Harley's Grail is?
