[Kathy in Alaska]

Apologies in advance because I forgot to let everybody know this morning that I talked to blackie yesterday. He sends his thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. He's got lots of antibiotics flowing in to fight off the awful infection that snuck up and zapped him. He's inclined to stay in bed "and heal" because when he's up he has to push the wheeled thingy that holds the drip bags of medicine.

Barb keeps an ice chest stocked for him, and brings him special roast coffee that keeps him going all day. He wants to go home, REALLY BADLY. At least home is only a few blocks away, so Barb can visit easily.

[Lady Jag]

Give blackie my best and tell the cheese bike is almost done and it sounds like he and it are winding up at about the same time.

[Lady Jag]

Lava from the Kilauea volcano in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, pours into the Pacific Ocean early Saturday, June 12, 2004. The lava is entering the Pacific from several points along the Wilipe'a delta, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Lava reached the ocean for the first time in nearly a year on May 30. Lava from the Kilauea eruption, which began Jan. 3, 1983, has created more than 500 acres of new land along the Puna coastline. (AP Photo/David Jordan)

[TexasCowboy]

Thanks for the update on blackie, Kat.

Blackie, get yoself back here!
We miss you!

"First things first."
"One day at a time."
And most importantly:

"KEEP IT SIMPLE, SIR!"

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!