Thanks for those kind words, everyone, and I think of everyone here quite often.
Chef2sail, in the next few weeks, I have 4, 6-ounce Kobe steaks coming from Snake River Farms, which is rated very high for this particular type of beef. I clearly recall when you said this is the best of the best, and a good friend of mine in the music world decided to send this to me as a Christmas Present, but it will not arrive until the 8th of January. I'm really looking forward to this and at least once a day I check cooking methods on You Tube for Kobe Beef.
Donna, I sincerely hope you and John finally get in a good season of sailing during 2020. Up until I no longer felt safe climbing on to the cabin top to raise the main and drop the anchor, I was enjoying the 2019 season in the upper bay. The winds were pretty good most days I was able to get out, usually SW at 10 to 20, which for that old, broad-assed Morgan, were just perfect.
I talked with MarioG on the phone a few days ago, he's on his way to Marathon Key, Florida in his 41-Morgan Out Island Ketch with his new girlfriend. So far, she loves sailing and living aboard.
Also talked with Ferret Chaser (Michael), who plans to have his house boat trailered to Tennessee where he recently purchased a couple acres of land. He and Linda will live on the houseboat while he builds a house. They are currently living aboard in Hilton Head Island but said he and Linda are ready to reside on dry ground for a change.
For the past three weeks, we have a contractor coming in daily to renovate our outdated bathroom. What a project, one that I initiated, but Carol and my daughter soon took the reins and good ole dad was relegated to just signing the checks. The progress has been a bit slower than anticipated, the bathroom looks great, so far, and the cost, when completed, will be about half what the entire house cost when I built it 49 years ago - HOLY CRAP! I coulda found a hot honey that liked to sail and have kept the Morgan and have her take me to the Dry Tortugas for that kind of money.
All the best,
Gary