It’s always great to hear a Princeton reference on TV, and the Law and Order franchise has always been good for them.

Tonight, they came up with a rather timely one, as Grey Vanderhoven, apparently a Princeton alum, and his socially conscience wife, talk about his upcoming reunion in a month (timing is close enough).  He wants to miss it, but she says you only miss a reunion if your fat, single, or unemployed.  None of the above are good reasons to miss reunions.

He also complains that it’s hard to find a room because there is only one hotel in Princeton - well done L&O: CI! Indeed the Nassau Inn is the only hotel in the town of Princeton.  There are, however, many hotels nearby and, for major reunions, you can get housing on campus or at nearby schools. Grey didn’t arrange ahead of time, so he should be glad his wife got a suite (that’s got to be around $1000 per night at reunions time!).

I’m guessing for some reason, though, Grey won’t make it.  Back to watching to find out why.

Tags: Princeton, Reunions

It’s a bit hard to believe I graduated ten years ago!  But then, in retrospect, a lot has happened in those ten years.  I got a Ph.D., lived in four different places, bought three houses, the list goes on.  In all of that, I still haven’t missed a reunion, so this year won’t be any different.

There is still a lot left to do.  I’m co-chairing two Reunions committees this year, Technology and P-Rade, and I need to get the final preparations done so things run smoothly.  I’ve been blessed with a great co-chair for each committee who have done more than their fair share of heavy lifting as we’re prepared - thanks Michael and Kenna!  It’s also time to get my own cowbell. I’ve been borrowing one from the band, but its been getting harder to get my hands on it.

Never the less, I’m ready! My beer jacket is clean and my ‘99 socks are good to go.  This may be the year for the tigershirt to come out again. We’ll see.

Tags: Princeton, Reunions