Yesterday I joined long-time friends Jerry (on the left) and John (the right) for a 2-hour lunch at Stanlieo's Sub Villa. I worked with both guys for many years at Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) here in Huntsville. (Aside: I find it hard to believe that I've actually been retired for almost 19 years.) I don't believe, in spite of our combined brilliance, that we were able to offer solutions for any of the world's problems, but we had a good time trying. Guys, we got to do this again, sooner than later.

I can't remember when I first ate lunch at Stanlieo's, but it had to have been soon after I started working at TBE in 1977. My favorite sub then was and still is the "kitchen sink". Stanlieo's has not changed a lick in 50 years. Well, maybe they replaced some tables and/or chairs, but nothing much else. Even one of the ladies working in the kitchen looked very familiar. I was in Stanlieo's on January 28, 1986, when we got word that the Space Shuttle Challenger had broken apart shortly after launch...the only bad memory I have of that place.

Just for the record, the red vehicle that you can see in the window is our Ford Edge.