Friendships

You may live in a Marble Palace dear
On a throne that was built just for you

You may live in a tent in the far orient
or a vine covered cottage for two (just for two)

You may spend all your life as a gypsy's' wife
or live in a French Chateau

But the love that is true is waiting for you
in a Phi Delt bungalow (bungalow)




Well our big "Phi" SFF (Stowe Foliage Festival) has come and gone.  While I know the "majority" of my blog followers are not college Fraternity "buddies" enough are that I felt compelled to give a mention before digging in to a couple of random thoughts on lasting friendships and tack on a  couple of  somber but pleasant reflections.

First on today's "song".  This is an old Phi Delta Theta song most of us had sung to our brides at our weddings.  Now I will not delve into some of our other "bar room" ditties but needless to say I always loved this song (as well as "Tell me Why she wears his pin)" as it reflects a happy tribute to honor and respect the one we love. We were known as the "singing fraternity" and even had a chapter "chorister". In fact  for several years our own fellow blogger "Lester"   held that important title.  True to form Lester (who several of us roomed with at our Apartment at 220 Cattell Street in Easton Pa) broke out in song while showering over the weekend.  Nothing wrong with his pipes!

It really was great fun, golfing together (a first for all of us at one time!) and hitting up several Micro breweries over the weekend.  I will say our penchant for beer is more of quality rather than quantity these days.  Age does that!

I bring up "age" for a reason  because an old Fraternity friend (Dave Reifsnyder) from those years passed away earlier in the week.  His funeral service was Friday  and because of our planned weekend we did not make his services.  It did serve as a reminder though of how precious all our time is together and we even stopped at 2 PM (the time his service started) on the Golf Course to toast him passing on to the Chapter Grand.

This brings me to today's "Observation" and reflection.  During the weekend given a backdrop of a divided country we wandered inevitably to some discussions of current events.  No surprise we had  divergent views on several current issues.  However despite some differences of opinion we never wavered in our friendships as "Brother's in the Bond" (including all of their  feisty "Faithful and Obedient Companions"!).

Which got me thinking the last day or two that life is too short, and nobody knows when it will come to an end.  I for one have reflected on this and have mulled over how I would want to spend my last day on earth.  One very pleasant thought is that maybe it would be in the company of great friends (Fraternal or otherwise) drinking a beer and discussing the Eagles and Phillies (or even the Yankees  or Red Sox) on a fall day in Stowe Vermont. Maybe even playing a game of bridge while we do so.

 So....Maybe  just maybe if I try to wake up every day from now on and recall that thought before my feet hit the floor that invariable last day will end up a great one!  At any rate it may just be worth a shot.

With that I bid you adieu!