Whoa, it's been a loooooong time since I posted. Sorry about that *grin*. I caught some flak from my younger daughter about my last post (she was just kidding me), so I thought I'd better update. I'm on vacation (yaaaaaa!!!) and am about to head out on a motorcycle adventure with my brothers. Our destination this time is the state of Montana, and its miles and miles of "big sky". The motorcycle is going into the back of the pickup truck tomorrow, and, early Sunday morning, I head out. REAL early. No A/C in the truck, so getting across the desert in relative comfort means going at night. Hopefully, I'll be able to post from along the road. I'm just glad the worst of the heat wave has passed, we were baking here in CA for about 2 weeks. Over 140 people died, that's how bad it was! I seriously watched utility breakdowns and power outages happening around us with great alarm, and made sure the generator was gassed up and had the oil changed. Never needed it, this time, but how long till we do??? Anyhow, temps have returned to more seasonal normals, and there's a cool Pacific breeze blowing here at my house right now. If I could just figure out how to take that with me to Montana......