It's nice to hear good things about Cleveland, Joanne. Coming from Detroit, I have always thought of Cleveland as Detroit's sister city. I'm glad Cleveland hasn't met the same fate Detroit met. Both Cleveland and Detroit have wonderful architecture, and both cities have great potential. Sounds like Cleveland is following that potential. Detroit is still trying.

You asked about the Spaw Shrine in Bremen? Well, for a ten-mile radius all around, the highways are covered with road kill (I'm sure Spaw'd have something to say about THAT). As one approaches the Shrine, the streets are paved with brick. And the Shrine is surrounded by beautiful, comfortable-looking homes. And as I, in trepidation, approached the Shrine unannounced, the front door opened and Spaw very casually said, "Joe Offer, what the hell are you doing here?" I was going to make this a big surprise, but he turned the tables on me and made it seem like this was something that happened to him every day.

I miss him.

-Joe-