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Posted July 8, 2009
Ours was a great July 4th holiday celebration and a perfect summer weekend with all the trimmings: kids, lake, boat, swimming, rope swing over the swimming hole, cookout, good dog, pretty girls, etc. I hope yours was as well. I have had a number of cookouts in the past few weeks, manning the grill, feeding the family and friends, and friends of friends, and someone noted that I like to cook. I'm not sure about that, exactly. Some time back, an esteemed colleague and friend also once observed that I have the ‘gift of hospitality’. So, I have realized that for me it is a special joy to be instrumental in the happiness of others. I will call it Fungineering: the engineering of fun for family, friends and complete strangers, whether feast or play. We had a smashing graduation party a little over a year ago for my son and his graduating class of eight, with backyard tent, roast pig, magician, and a Michael Jackson (RIP) imitator. I loved having our backyard and house full of people eating, talking, playing, and having fun. Fungineering. For our 25th anniversary and the completion of construction of our new offices a year ago, we had a grand opening party to beat all grand opening parties. People in attendance will remember the event the rest of their lives. We had a magician with a live tiger, spotlights scanning the sky, fire eaters, stilt walkers, and a live scorpion doing magic tricks. Fungineering at its best. Wish you’d been there. It was a hell of a party. Hope you can make it to the next one.
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