Putnamania lives everywhere tonight

I tend to be enthusiastic about lots of things and generally give the benefit of the doubt to all people, places, and circumstances.


I'm very enthusiastic about Putnam, hence this whole Putnamania thing. It is a wonderful fit for me, just like the softball glove that caught every ball that came my way, or that old Diet Coke Olympics sweatshirt I got for $5 and a mail in coupon.  It makes me happy to be here, and happy to see the people who know me just for me.

Putnamania followed me today to my home town of North Kingstown, RI.

Under the worst circumstances you can imagine, I had the pleasure of seeing some old and dear friends that I hadn't seen in many years... far too many years. They were wonderful back when, and somehow, they are even more wonderful now. Beautiful, strong, kind, supportive, intelligent.

I am so lucky to have met and been surrounded by the top notch upper echelon of human kind over my entire life. I always assumed that everyone was as lucky as me, but I am not sure. I know excellent people.

Putnamania lives everywhere tonight... In North Kingstown with my dear sweet mom, uncle, and friends, at EB where my brother is hard at work now, in Atlanta where my sister is assigned to work these next few months away from her family, at M-F Athletic where I miss my cubicle comrades every single day that passes, at the tree farm with all our "farm family", in PA with the friends I was with for a short time and still miss dearly,

I am happy to share Putnamaniac with everyone tonight! Long live the feeling of Putnamania!