Updates

Today's blog is all about updates. Yesterday I wistfully talked about that last first. Trevor my son's first day of school. It would also be his last as he begins his senior year of high school. I talked about the prospect of being an empty nester. I also wrote about birth order and the story that I did on Trevor's first day of school so many years ago. I did a comparison on Trevor and another youngster Spencer Kietzman. Spencer was a first born in his family, Trevor is the baby of our household. Spencer is the son of an old pal Kevin Kietzman. The reason I brought that up was there was a story in USA TODAY which shows that first Born's are more likely to grow up to be CEO's. So I suggested Trevor rekindle his relationship with Spencer since he would once day be a big boss. Well Kevin read my blog and weighed in from Kansas City.

Here is Kevin's e-mail.

Mike: I completely forgot about that story. Spencer is the LEAST likely of my three to become a CEO. Check that, he might be his own CEO but he won't make any money. I'm thinking he could start his own business selling logo pens or something. Right now he can't stay employed making sandwiches!

We'll try to get him in the easiest, cheapest school we can find. K-State! If he starts next year, I figure he'll graduate in 2014. Things are well here. The Chiefs are mediocre at best. Going to be a loooooong year. Go Redskins!

By the way for those of you checking in to find out about Trevor's first day at school, I'm happy to give you this detailed report. Here is the scene setter, the site is the dinner table as Kate asks about his day.

Kate: How was your first day of school?

Trevor: I don't know!

Kate: Do you have some good teachers?

Trevor: I don't know!

Kate: Do you have any friends in any of your classes?

Trevor: I don't know!

Kate: Is Reid in any of your classes?

Trevor: No!

So now you know as much about Trevor's first day of school as we do. I'm sure we'll continue to get detailed accounts like this as the school year progresses. Oh the joys of having a 17 year old son.

In a recent blog entry I talked about art and my brother. In

this recent blog entry about my brother elicited an e-mail from him. I mentioned recently that he will be forever remembered for a project he worked on in Venice California that features this piece of art on the right side of the screen here.

Well I got an e-mail from Larry yesterday it reads:

Hey Mike,

Here is the Alexan Universal building…this one does not have a clown attached to it.

Larry Walter
Project Superintendent
Trammell Crow Residential

Alexan Universal Project

So here are the pictures in case you run into Larry. I don't know about you but it's an incredible project. Congrats to my brother. Talk to you again tomorrow!