June- You can't fire me, I quit!

Tracy:
As the title says, my boss at Vital Images and I came to an impasse. He wanted to bully me and I had a job offer he didn't know about. He threatened my job and I told him to stick it. It's rare that you get to tell someone to stick it where the sun don't shine when they freak out on you due most likely to mixing up his anti-psychotic meds with his Viagra. If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend dragging the whole mess out in order to enjoy it as much as possible. The people that threaten to fire someone working on Sunday, over a holiday weekend, over the phone, deserve as much abuse and derision as possible.

I became a member of the Zuhrah Shrine, still not exactly sure why.

Julie:
So June started with a bang and we headed up to Ada, MN to attend Julie's All School Reunion. It is the one time you can actually see some of your classmates as they venture out, whether it be at the Ada Fair, the VFW or the Muni. The whole town turns into one giant block party. The Fair turned out to be by far the most popular gathering spot this year. There was a band that was actually quite good (although their name escapes me, the lead vocalist was a teenager). At the end of the evening after a long set, the band decided to take donations and at one point asked for $100 to play until 2:00a.m. Well, Tracy stepped up and made it happen. One of Julie's classmates made sure that her class got the credit for extending the evening's entertainment. We also met up with Mary Dee Hughes, Patsy Blaufuss and Judi Nitschke this trip. Ada can still throw a good party.

Tracy: Yet another example if where excessive drinking ended up helping the youth of America. I need to highlight those instances when I can.

I started working with Zimmer Spine on June 20th. Deciding to leave Vital Images and come to Zimmer was by far the best decision of the year. It ranks right up there with trying orange flavored soda water with Rye Bourbon and Black Cherry bitters.

Julie wasted no time putting her Realtor classes to good use, she started working with my old classmate, David Abele at Sotheby's.