Grampa Hall

Edward Corridon Hall, Jr. died early Monday morning Oct. 25, in Portland, ME. He was born in Quincy, MA, a son of Edward and Harriet Lawson Hall. Edward worked for Proctor & Gamble for over 26 years in many capacities. He served in the US Navy on the USS Wilkes-Barre during World War II. Edward was an avid boater, fisherman, snowmobiler and scuba diver. He was predeceased by his daughter Kathryn Wood. Surviving are his wife Norma; his daughter Deborah Springhetti; his son Glenn Hall; three grandchildren, Kenneth Springhetti; Evelyn Kilareski; Lisa Sylvester; three great-grandchildren, Brittany Lawler; Gabriel Sylvester and Matthew Sylvester. Visiting hours will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Rd. Casco, ME 04015 where a funeral will be held 11 a.m Saturday. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sebago Rescue Unit, P.O. Box 179, Sebago, ME 04029.

Published in The Patriot Ledger on Oct. 28, 2010

Edward Corridon Hall, Jr. died early Monday morning Oct. 25, in Portland, ME. He was born in Quincy, MA, a son of Edward and Harriet Lawson Hall. Edward worked for Proctor & Gamble for over 26 years in many capacities. He served in the US Navy on the USS Wilkes-Barre during World War II. Edward was an avid boater, fisherman, snowmobiler and scuba diver. He was predeceased by his daughter Kathryn Wood. Surviving are his wife Norma; his daughter Deborah Springhetti; his son Glenn Hall; three grandchildren, Kenneth Springhetti; Evelyn Kilareski; Lisa Sylvester; three great-grandchildren, Brittany Lawler; Gabriel Sylvester and Matthew Sylvester. Visiting hours will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Rd. Casco, ME 04015 where a funeral will be held 11 a.m Saturday. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sebago Rescue Unit, P.O. Box 179, Sebago, ME 04029.

Published in The Patriot Ledger on Oct. 28, 2010

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Edward Corridon Hall, Jr. died early Monday morning Oct. 25, in Portland, ME. He was born in Quincy, MA, a son of Edward and Harriet Lawson Hall. Edward worked for Proctor & Gamble for over 26 years in many capacities. He served in the US Navy on the USS Wilkes-Barre during World War II. Edward was an avid boater, fisherman, snowmobiler and scuba diver. He was predeceased by his daughter Kathryn Wood. Surviving are his wife Norma; his daughter Deborah Springhetti; his son Glenn Hall; three grandchildren, Kenneth Springhetti; Evelyn Kilareski; Lisa Sylvester; three great-grandchildren, Brittany Lawler; Gabriel Sylvester and Matthew Sylvester. Visiting hours will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Rd. Casco, ME 04015 where a funeral will be held 11 a.m Saturday. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sebago Rescue Unit, P.O. Box 179, Sebago, ME 04029.

Published in The Patriot Ledger on Oct. 28, 2010

- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southofboston-ledger/obituary.aspx?n=edward-c-hall&pid=146274264#sthash.onw0K0cp.dpuf

Edward Corridon Hall, Jr. died early Monday morning Oct. 25, in Portland, ME. He was born in Quincy, MA, a son of Edward and Harriet Lawson Hall. Edward worked for Proctor & Gamble for over 26 years in many capacities. He served in the US Navy on the USS Wilkes-Barre during World War II. Edward was an avid boater, fisherman, snowmobiler and scuba diver. He was predeceased by his daughter Kathryn Wood. Surviving are his wife Norma; his daughter Deborah Springhetti; his son Glenn Hall; three grandchildren, Kenneth Springhetti; Evelyn Kilareski; Lisa Sylvester; three great-grandchildren, Brittany Lawler; Gabriel Sylvester and Matthew Sylvester. Visiting hours will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Rd. Casco, ME 04015 where a funeral will be held 11 a.m Saturday. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sebago Rescue Unit, P.O. Box 179, Sebago, ME 04029.

Published in The Patriot Ledger on Oct. 28, 2010

- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southofboston-ledger/obituary.aspx?n=edward-c-hall&pid=146274264#sthash.onw0K0cp.dpuf

Winter

So yesterday I took a day off. It is rare that I just "don't go to work" on a Tuesday without any plans, but it was supposed to be warm out, and winter is rapidly approaching. It was 45 and cloudy, and today, back at the office, it is 65 an Sunny. I am constantly reminded in New England that the weather is really not predictable. They are calling for snow on Sunday morning. I have plans to ride to the Vanilla Bean in Connecticut for breakfast. I am not going to cancel. If I cancel, it will be sunny an 75. If I drag my sleepy butt out of bed at 5AM, and hit th road by 6, maybe I'll witness the first snow of the season... Ya just never know.... But at least I will have slept an extra hour.


Now back to writing code....

Sting and Paul Simon at the Boston Garden

I went to see Sting and Paul Simon last night at the Boston Garden. It was a mellow show of duets and collaborations. While there was jabber about having to "play the hits" at arena shows, Paul and Sting went both deep and wide.They played 31 songs, ending with a lively "Late in the Evening" and an acoustic cover of the Everly Brothers "When will I be loved".

I would have liked to hear more Police material, but thats not what this was all about. Sting played a smattering of his solo material, and sang a fair amount of Pauls songs.

We warmed up the evening at my favorite Irish pub, McGanns, on Portland St. A few Murphy's and some shephards pie, what could be better!

Coincidentally... semmingly randomly, last friday I was at the Bull Run restaurant in Shirley MA to see "Invisible Sun", a Police tribute band. They were excellent, and now having heard Sting sing many of those same songs just days later, I appreciate them even more. There were two singers, one playing keyboard and one playing the fretless bass. A drummer and a guitar player. They were tight, jumped around a lot, and totally nailed it.