Thanks for this delightful bouquet of wishes. It's a wedding present I'll treasure...and that's no joke. Jackie was touched, as well. I've told her how much this place has meant to me. Amos, we'll give Barefoot a try. Don, I'm going to miss my 30th med school reunion this month, but I hope we'll be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. Congratulations to you and Barbara! Giok, thanks for "Outward Bound." It's always been one of my favorite Paxton songs--in fact, just one of my favorite songs. It feels very good to be on the ship at last, after all these years on the shore.

I know I won't be on here as much as I was when I was single (yes, I did notice that this thread had fallen off the edge of the world), but I promise not to be a stranger.

Aloha,
Mark

PS Harpmolly, are you the current Mudcat Kama'aina? Or an expatriate?