Judy and I attended a Bar Mitzvah celebration this last weekend in Warrenton, VA for Cindi Reiss's son, Zachary. It was quite an affair starting with a service and Torah readings on Saturday followed by a celebration at the Airlie House. I now know why young Jewish boys and girls have an academic head-start on the rest of us; they have to study for their Torah readings. A major study in language, Jewish culture and history. The celebration after the service was quite lavish and inclusive of young and old alike. There was a DJ, a T-shirt artist/painter, three separate buffet lines and more. The setting was amazing. The Airlie house was a large working estate that has been transformed into a business retreat, luxury hotel and exclusive dinning destination complete with it's own air strip for private planes and small executive jets. The old barns, farm houses and other out-buildings have been converted into hotel rooms and the estate includes many gardens, ponds, and watershed areas. Nice digs for a Bar Mitzvah celebration indeed! Cindi was doing her part to promote the economic stimulus package in the Warrenton, VA area, for sure. On Sunday we attend a brunch at Cindi's house before everyone left town. It was nice to see old friends that we've met through the years from work and other social adventures from the West Coast to the East Coast and back again.