Great to hear from you, Olivia and Peggy! Being on board the Mariner for a relaxing cruise sounds like heaven right now. I'm not a hot-weather person -- I know, I know, I live in the wrong place, at least in the summer -- but this itinerary sounds like it's worth overlooking the temps.

Peggy and Jerry, happy belated anniversary! What a great couple you are, and John and I join in the good wishes for you and look forward to seeing you back here in Texas, with stories galore! By the way, it's misty and chilly today, so go ahead and gloat over your warm and sunny weather. Actually, until today we had several days of glorious sunny weather with just the slightest of chill -- my favorite kind of day in all the year.

Looking forward to more seamail!