Apologies to my faithful readers for the silence of the last few days. It's been all work and no play for a few days. I hope to get back to you on the weekend again, when time permits. Until then, be good.

It's cold and gray here with no respite in sight. Jeanne departs for Atlanta on Friday, and I am to join her the following Friday in Las Vegas for Christmas with the DeRose's at the Ritz, then some "time on the ice" in Waconia with Grandma and Granpa Peters, then New Years in Atlanta, followed by 5 days of bonefishing in the Bahamas (again!).

All for now.