Last Call
LAST CALL from the Atkinson-Sterns To Our Friends All Over the World H APPY CHANUKAH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, Happy New Year, Joyous Kwaanza, and (to those of you in states, counties, and municipalities...
...SUE'S MOTHER STARTLED US ALL IN APRIL when she remarried at the age of (sorry, Mom...
...Despite the altitude, he was able to keep up an 18-hour workday...
...any more diet and exercise and the girl will turn into pure energy...
...First, six weeks in Peru, where he hiked the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, then worked on a cooperative farm...
...Now, ABOUT US: SUE'S STINT IN PUBLIC service has had more ups and downs than a Stairmaster session...
...We must admit that we did not expect her to give marriage another try, in light of all she had shared with us on the subject of her last husband, but of course we are completely supportive of her decision...
...To all of you who wrote or called to express concern about the news stories, and to the many more who tactfully avoided seeing or speaking to him during that difficult period, Rick wishes to express his deepest gratitude, and to report that matters have been settled with the relevant authorities and the parents of the young people involved...
...By the most wonderful coincidence, both are musicians: L. is a singer and R. plays the drums...
...Sue never imagined that she'd spend so much time preparing and delivering testimony to congressional committees, or so much money on legal bills...
...Naturally we would love her to follow in our Harvard or Stanford footsteps, but of course we'll be proud of her wherever she gets in...
...He came home, looking trim and peppy and speaking rapid-fire Quecha, only to dash off again to an archaeological dig in Ephesus...
...Mom's always been such a free spirit, and the attorneys and physicians we've consulted assure us that she remains competent to handle her affairs for the foreseeable future...
...Since resolving this, Rick has enjoyed a revitalizing three months at Evergreen Farms, which have left him marvelously coherent and alert...
...AF 'EA AN INCREASINGLY IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE at Middlebury (her first choice, though as you'll recall she was wait-listed at Amherst), Tracy is applying to law schools, and by the time you read this will have taken the LSAT...
...Naturally we are very happy for her and Lance, who will reside together in her Palm Beach house and New York apartment...
...LAST CALL from the Atkinson-Sterns To Our Friends All Over the World H APPY CHANUKAH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, Happy New Year, Joyous Kwaanza, and (to those of you in states, counties, and municipalities with off-year elections) Happy Inauguration Day...
...OF COURSE, THE HOLIDAY SEASON GIVES US ALL a chance to rest, catch up with each other, and reflect on what really matters in our lives...
...His departure from Turkey was held up by an unpleasant incident at the airport, which he assures us was a misunderstanding...
...On the bright side, a college admissions consultant assures us that Steve's stay in Istanbul can be the basis for a brilliant application essay...
...Thanksgiving got things off to a splendid start, when Lydia (whose father is Sue's ex-husband Bob) and Rupert (whose stepmother is Rick's first wife Celia) joined us for dinner...
...Until then, we wish you all maximal success, however you choose to define it...
...As we write, our little nucleus is looking forward to the rest of the festivities...
...The only less-than-gratifying aspect of the job has been all the red tape and legislative meddling...
...None of us had ever met either of them, nor had they ever met each other, but we all hit it off right away...
...This short form letter can't possibly do justice to such an eventful year, but following are some of the highlights...
...RICK REMAINS AT BENEDICT & SANDLER, where he started as an associate over thirty years ago...
...He continues to find the practice of law deeply fulfilling, but has taken a leave of absence to pursue other interests...
...Thanks everyone...
...STEVE SPENT A PRODUCTIVE SUMMER between his sophomore and junior years at Sidwell...
...We hope they will be making beautiful music for a long time...
...As Special Counsel to the Deputy Assistant Undersecretary for Intradepartmental Affairs, she is proud to have taken part in reinventing several agencies within the Department, and to have liaised with a host of governmental, quasi-governmental, and non-governmental organizations...
...I 78 January 1998 • The American Spectator...
...This is all part of the enormous work, most of it unsung, that goes into building that Bridge to youknow-where...
...We should hope so, considering what they charge...
...Her Princeton Review instructor says she ought to make it "well past the ninetieth percentile...
...Meanwhile, we all admire her commitment to an active lifestyle...
...Let's not even start about law school tuition...
...Regrettably, this delay forced him to cancel a planned two weeks volunteering for the Cyber Crew, a terrific organization on whose board we sit, which teaches Web-page design to recovering gang members...
...The doctors expect him to start talking again any day...
...The next time you see us, we should be closer to our optimum potential than ever before...
...But then, in this Administration, whose hasn't...
...Therefore, effective January i, she will return to Carnegie, Powers & Rabinowitz—and the more rewarding side of the attorney-client relationship...
...Even though it means opting out of Renaissance Weekend, we have chosen to spend the last week of 1997 taking Tony Robbins's "Power Families" course in Bali...
...We hope that your 1997 has been as fabulously successful as ours...
Vol. 31 • January 1998 • No. 1
