In May, I got to visit my friend Juan for the first time in 14 years.  It was great to see each other again and we vowed not to wait so long before the next one.  Fortunately, this time it only took us six months.

And this time we added Susana and Maria to our gathering.  During my time in Madrid in 1998, Susana had been the secretary for the Eastman team.  Maria had been the secretary for the Intecsa team.  I don’t think I had seen either of them since my swan-song tour through the engineering office in December 1999.  We shared many memories and many laughs.  I think those two years were career highlights for all of us.