[Junior]

Made a port call in Turkey back in '88. I was surprised at the Turks' treatment of the myriad Roman to Medieval era ruins that dotted the town I visited. The Turks had turned some into trash dumps and used ancient city walls to prop modern apartments against. I remembered peeking into a hole in an otherwise vacant lot and seeing what appeared to be the ruins of a small church. It was ... weird.

[Aric2000]

I know, some of that stuff almost made me want to cry, but they are doing a GREAT job on Ephesus and a few other newly discovered cities, so I have to forgive them.

I traveled a lot around he middle east, Israel, Egypt, you ever swam in the dead sea? Weirdest experience of my life, just float around with no life preserver or anything, it's just bizarre how boiyant you are.

Anyway, need to fix some dinner, since I didn't get one fish, had a big old beast roll right in front of me, almost teasing me. Man, that made me mad!! Could have reached out and grabbed the little sucker, well, it wasn't so little.

Off to cooking for a bit.