Happy holidays to everyone! See, I can say that because I am writing these notes between Christmas and New Year’s. And isn’t it nice to get holiday greetings as you are reaching the end of winter, and just absolutely sick of the snow and ice?


Not much news to report, although one bit of good news came from Paru Mital, who announced the birth of his first child. Kaveesh Rajesh Mital was born October 9 to Paru and his wife, Smeeta. We also had a birth for Chris Ehrlich and his wife, Sara, who welcomed Harrison James to the world on August 18. Congratulations to both Paru and Chris!


Thanks to Facebook (and Julia Hynes Shoff) I heard about my former undergraduate advisor member Kelly Shriver Kolln’s short play, The Ethical Dilemma of a Sandwich Down the Pants, getting a run at the Theater Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Underground. What the heck, right? So the plot basically is this: A man tries to steal a sandwich by stuffing it down his pants but is caught by the clerk, who retrieves the sandwich and puts it back, to the disgust of the rest of the customers in the store. If you know Kelly at all, you will not be surprised to hear that it is a comedy.


So since that’s all I got right now, I thought I’d take a spin through Facebook and give you the updates that are currently, at this moment, on some of our classmates’ pages.


Kate Aiken: “Doesn’t matter how much they had you up in the middle of the night, you gotta love them when they sleep until 8 a.m.”


Melissa Rich: “How do you catch a moonbeam in your hands? Happy holidays everyone!”


Jill Fisher: “Sometimes I hate it when I’m right.”


Cameron Myler: “Getting ready to go for a bobsled ride on the track in Lake Placid! But no, I am not driving.”


Elissa Aten: “Christmas smiles and laughter all around this morning! Wishing friends and family near and far a beautiful day. Hope to chat with many of you later, as we’re heading off to the slopes soon.”


Gretchen McNeely: “Julia tricked me into letting her sleep in mom and dad’s bed…then snoozed till 8:53. Whaaaa?”


How much fun was that? But seriously, news is more fun. So please try to send some along. Please note the e-mail address below, it’s real simple to send news!


Don’t forget, everyone—our 20th reunion! June 15-17 in Hanover! Sign up now!


—Mike Mahoney, Penn Athletic Communications, 235 S. 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 898-9232; dartmouth92news@gmail.com