As I reflect on my birthday yesterday, the lyrics from one of the songs in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Musical comes to mind, “Where do we go from here?” Fiona loves that musical.

Yesterday was a wonderful day. I really appreciate the great messages I received from friends on so many social networks. Some people found it was my birthday from notices that these social networks sent out. Others saw from my post sent from ping.fm to many different networks that I’m part of. Ping.fm has really helped me stay up to date on many of these networks.

But, back to Buffy. Where do we go from here? Today, I’m going to Hartford to hear Sen. Edwards speak about his Half in Ten effort. The goal of Half in Ten is to cut poverty in the United States in half in ten years.

Hartford Press Conference with Senator John Edwards
Thursday 7/10, 11:45 AM
Boys and Girls Club
1 Nahum Drive, Hartford

Later, Sen. Edwards will be speaking in Bridgeport. However, I’ll probably not make it to that event.

Bridgeport Rally with Senator John Edwards
Thursday 7/10, 2:00 PM
Steel Point
East Main Street and Stratford Ave, Bridgeport

Friday, hopefully, will be a day of recuperation, catching up and then packing for vacation. On Saturday, we will drive up to Springfield in a circuitous route to our vacation on Cape Cod. Our first stop will be Memorial Service for Lori.

Because of this, we will not be able to make it to the Open House at www.alpacahillfarm.com. This is the Alpaca farm in Seymour, CT that I’ve written about in the past. They have two, by now, probably three new baby alpacas. The open house will be from 10 AM until 4 PM, 8 Willow Street, Seymour, CT 06483. We will find some other opportunity to see the alpacas. However, if you are anywhere near Seymour, I would encourage you to attend.

Another event that I’ll have to miss, but wanted to comment on is the Mark Warner fundraiser in Old Saybrook on Sunday. Mark Warner is former Governor of Virginia and is currently running for U.S. Senate. The fundraising luncheon will take place on a yacht in Old Saybrook. The honorary chairs of the event are Sen. Dodd, Sen. Lieberman, and Rep. Courtney. Guests are asked to contribute $1,000.

While I have a lot of respect for Gov. Warner, I don’t have that sort of money, nor do I have any interest in contributing it at a fundraiser where Sen. Lieberman is one of the honorary chairs. Oh well. I wish Gov. Warner luck anyway.

As we camp on the Cape, I will have limited Internet access. We’ll see how often I get on during the week. However, I should note that on Wednesday, July 16th, we will be going to a concert by Stage Door Canteen. It will take place at the Eastham Windmill Green, Rte 6A, Eastham MA. It is part of the Cape Cod Arts Foundation Music in The Parks Concert Series. My online social media friend, Beth Dunn works for the Cape Cod Arts Foundation and I hope to run into her at the concert.

I would love to write more about all of this, detailed thank you letters to everyone who wished me well on my birthday, and so on, but I need to hit the road to get up and see Sen. Edwards.