[tomkow6]

me

[luvie]

Yeah, you!

Mornin'--nearly afternoon--Tom!

[Kathy in Alaska]

A barge flying the Stars and Stripes sails by the USNS Mercy as it is gently pushed to Pier #1 onboard the Naval Station San Diego, Calif., after returning from a six-month deployment, June 8, 2005. The USNS Mercy returned to San Diego after providing disaster relief to Southeast Asia following the Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami. During the deployment, more than 100,000 patients were treated and more than 400 surgeries were performed. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor

The USNS Mercy towers over the crowd as it moors at Pier #1 onboard Naval Station San Diego, Calif., June 8, 2005. The USNS Mercy returned to San Diego after providing disaster relief to Southeast Asia following the Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor

[Kathy in Alaska]

Eriona Underwood and her father, U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Erik Underwood are all smiles after being reunited after the USNS Mercy moored at Pier #1 onboard Naval Station San Diego, Calif., June 8, 2005. The USNS Mercy returned to San Diego after providing disaster relief to Southeast Asia following the Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor

Eddie Salazar and his mother Sheila, search for their sailor, U.S. Navy Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Julio Salazar during the deployment homecoming of the USNS Mercy, June 8, 2005. USNS Mercy rapidly deployed 11 days after the Dec. 26 tsunami for five months from the Naval Station San Diego, Calif, to help provide disaster relief to Southeast Asia. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor

[Kathy in Alaska]

U.S. Navy Storekeeper 3rd Class Jose Maldonado and his wife, Cecila share a kiss after his return from a six-month deployment onboard the USNS Mercy, June 8, 2005. The USNS Mercy returned to San Diego, Calif., after providing disaster relief to Southeast Asia following the Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor

[Kathy in Alaska]

tom.....the hat trick +1.....#600, #650, #700, #750!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

GBUSA.....#450!!
beach.....#500!!
HJ.....#550!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Reservoir clogs: A huge torrent gushes from the Xiaolangdi reservoir near Luoyang, China, part of a water release to dislodge more than 80 million tons of sand congesting the Yellow River.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Calling Dick Durbin...........

Gulag a cappella: Recovering addicts sing for an audience of two cops at a drug rehabilitation center in Xi'an, China's Shaanxi province.