Happy New Year

Last year at this time, I was visiting Koh Samui, Thailand when the Tsunami hit Phuket and the west coast of Thailand. I was sitting on the beach, drinking a cold beer, reading Jimmy Buffet's book, A Pirate looks at Fifty. I remember going back to the hotel room and watching CNN for the next few days as the scope of the world's worst natural disaster unfolded. I was in paradise, while less than 100 miles away people were in a water-logged version of hell.

Have a safe holiday.....I will be traveling in Thailand from 12/27 through 1/17.....not sure if I will be posting any updates for a while (30 hours from Miami to Minneapolis to Tokyo to Bangkok)....but will try to stay away from the bird-flu, terrorists, and any other disasters.