Siblings

Top: The Fleming clan, November 1959. L-R: Daniel, Theo, Patricia, Alice, Bernice, Fred

Bottom: Bernice’s Careaga kids, August 2010. L-R: Rand, Jeanne, Greg, Richard

It is with the most poignant regret that we bade our big brother goodbye last night. We wish the household a fast internet connection (for they intend to go in harm’s way) and to Mary Ann an even speedier ascent to full mobility, and venture to hope that when all that hardware is finally extracted from her foot the scrap metal market will be so positioned that she turns a tidy profit on the ordeal.

A fraternal blog

Richard’s photographic record of our visit to Bradenton can be found at his blog:

http://www.richard-careaga.com/

Blog is down for routine maintenance

In Jersey City this evening after an afternoon in Manhattan (and yesterday in Boston) with DC on the morrow. Thank god for hotel air conditioning. I'm far too exhausted to post tonight.