Last Post from the New World

Monday night I was sitting in my favorite English pub
having dinner and a pint and listening to Eric Clapton's
Unplugged.  Tuesday afternoon I was sitting in the first
class cabin (I could get used to it.) of a Boeing 767
watching the Appalachian Mountains go by below and
listening to Diana Krall's latest album.  Wednesday
morning I attended my brother-in-law's funeral (the
first of my generation in my family).  Saturday afternoon
I learned that in eight months I will be a grandpa (I will
gladly pay up on the bets made to many of you.).  It has
been a full week, but I am home.

To everyone that actually read some of the stuff that
I have written during the last 11 months, you have earned
a reprieve and should immediately seek therapy.  To those
of you that sent emails to me, I say thanks because they
kept me connected me to home.  I enjoyed my stay and have
hundreds of pictures to share with anyone crazy enough to
ask.  I am glad to be home and look forward to seeing you
in the coming days, weeks, months.......  To all of my new
friends in the UK, I will keep in touch and in the immortal
words of Douglas Adams, "So long and thanks for all the fish!".

I hope this finds all well where you are.

DWR