Sounds like you've made a good decision. But it's stressful to quit in any circumstances and I wish there was some way we could take you and Wakana out to dinner and a few drinks. A virtual hug may not quite do it (but it's cheaper and available)!

We just lost one of our new friends who worked at the Maine Maritime Museum, mortally injured in a stupid accident in the Bath Heritage Parade. I could use a drink and a hug myself. The details are unimportant but clearly the Parade volunteers responsible for checking out the safety of floats did not adequately do their job. The float that took out our new friend was towed by a lawn tractor, and went out of control coming down a steep hill, its brakes and gearbox being inadequate to control momentum. It's a miracle, I suppose, that no one else was seriously injured.

Less than cheerily,
Charley Noble