You see, soon I shall go to the former Kingdom of Hawai'i. I'll hobnob with the dukes and princes and even maybe the hereditary monarch herself. Yes, and I'll do my best to uphold Mom's teachings about ettykett and poolightness and stuff. I'll even take my evening dress, not that it's any different from my day dress (neither of which is a dress or even a kilt).

I'll think of Amos, snowbound in Nawth Karolinah and Maggie snowbound in Texas and Bee-Dubya snowbound in Florida. And even gnu, basking in the 80F sunshine of New Brunswick's spring. Even Kereboxu, wherever she may be.

Me, I'll be tuning my surfing skills -- I learned to surf the last time I was there. I was very taken by it and before I left I had a great time and I hope to ride a ninety-footer this time!