yours in the double bond, my brothers!

It's Founders Day again,

here in December,

I see that wyvern lookin' 

down on us 

from above.

And we're zooming close

as we try to remember

those who started

this fraternity 

with such love.

I think Buck Owens would be absolutely fine with my reworking of "Crying Time", I do!

Yes, it's been years and years since I've heard it, but my mental jukebox slipped it onto the turntable as if it were a regular listen.

I guess all that country and western music at Jim and Lauren's reception cued it up!

Anywho, today marked the 119th anniversary of those chemistry nerds deciding they needed their own fraternity, hatching Alpha Chi Sigma in response.

Thanks, y'all!

It had slipped up on me, honestly.

If not for the email yesterday, I would have completely missed it.

As a member of the Order of Altotus, meaning that I am a member-for-life and have been since 2012, I really should do better at keeping up with such things.

All it would require of me is reading the Hexagon every three months when it's issued.

Good for Gary Anderson!

He's truly the reason why I donated that $2000 to become Altotus.

He's a member-for-life, too, and has been for decades.

For this Founders Day, he took fraternal fealty one step further and pledged to match donations made for this occasion.

Very nice!

So, of course I had him spend a little money for the cause - I made a donation for him to match!

Hahahaha! Hahaha!

Here's a funny story: after the official history talk and those kinds of remarks had been made, we digressed into simply chatting with each other.

(There were about 35 that stayed to chat.)

Peter Witt, one of the brothers from Alpha chapter, asked us to raise our hands if we'd made a donation tonight...

then, he asked us to raise our hands if we'd done so to spend Gary's money!

Hahahaha! Hahaha!

My hand was up both times!

(smile!)

Now, wanna know a little secret?

I hadn't paid attention to the history lesson.

In fact, that was on mute.

Why?

Because "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" was on at the same exact time as this ZOOM!

Sure, it isn't like I've never seen this Christmas special before or won't ever see it again...

but, I just had to hear Clarice inspire Rudolph to fly after she told him that he was cute...

and, I had to go with Rudolph and Hermie to the Island of Misfit Toys...

and I had to hear Yukon Cornelius explain the finer points about Bumbles being able to bounce and not being able to float and preferring pork dinners to venison...

and then, I just had to watch as the humbled - and toothless - 'Bominable placed the star, oh so gently, atop the Christmas tree at Santa's house.

I just had to.

After all, I have not yet decorated for Christmas.

Maybe I'll do so this next week...

I do miss all my little Misfits scattered about!

(smile!)