Friends and family.  We had a great anniversary weekend in the lovely city of galveston.  I would recommend a trip there if you havent been in years.   We would like to thank each of you who sent well wishes. There is much to do, or they have benches along the main shopping streets so you dont have to move for hours.  I particularly like watching people.  I like to play a little game while watching people.  I wonder in my mind, 1st.  Does the person I am looking at actually own a mirror?  Do they use it regularly?  Is it one of those wicked witch mirrors like in snow white?  Does their damned mirror lie to them on a regular basis or just on occasion?  Now if you are a 20 something young person, weighing in at about 245lbs and your are wearing a mini-skirt, a t-shirt with more holes than a cheese grater, then I propose that when you asked your mirror who is the farest in the land, well that damned thing told you a lie.  And it does not help that you have the seven dwarfs tatooed on your calves.  Being a bit plump myself, I can attest to the fact that you have to take extra precautions to keep from looking like 6 lbs of sausage in a two lb sack.  It is not hard to do that.  Now, 2nd.  paisley shirts do not go with plaid bermuda shorts.  In fact, paisley shirts dont go with anything.  They can be used in a stage production but should not be used for public viewing.  Match your clothing.  If you have on a brown shirt, try to wear some shade of brown pants, and brown socks and shoes.  A nice brown belt also looks good.  Do not dress like a pirate unless you are being paid to be a pirate or you plan on actually hijacking a boat.  If you are dressed like a pirate and carry a fake gun down the street I want you to know that I am carrying a real gun.  My gun is not a blunderbuss, mine carries 17 shots and a spare clip.  I am also usually carrying a very large knife somewhere on my person.  Pirating just isnt the business that it used to be.  We saw a number of pirates while in Galveston.

My friend Mike and I spent several hours parked on a bench in front of the ole fashioned candy store/soda fountain.  The owners had a giant stuffed poo bear on a bench and sat beside him.  I told everybody that walked by that the bear and I had pretty well eaten all the stock in the store.  Some people seemed genuinely upset, others advised me that they could understand and patted me on the head.  We had a good time.

We ate some really good food.  We stopped for lunch at a soul food cafe.  They had some to die for collard greens and some delisc. blackeye peas.  Mike told the lady behind the cafeteria counter that he only wanted one porkchop.  She bluntly informed him that the porkchop dinner carried two porkchops and that was what he was gonna eat.  He ate both of them.  We had a good time despite the obvious ethnic difference that existed between the four of us and the rest of the diners.

Again, thank all of your for your kind wishes.  We are gonna try for a couple of more decades of marriage.  We pretty well have it down pat and dont expect any difficulties now that we have the children raised, the bills all paid , etc.

GC