Penny and I are safely back home after a wonderful time in DC.

We got to see all the monuments we wanted to see and made mental plans on what we want to see when we come back this Summer when visiting my niece.

Tom: Thanks so much for all your energy in lining up a tour of your high tech shop. Nothing is easy these days and we really appreciated your thoughtfulness and your unprovoked acts of kindness.

To those we knew before the dinner, it was fun seeing you again. To those we didn't know previously, we're glad we had this opportunity to to break bread together and we look forward to seeing you on the next adventure, whenever, wherever it may be.

Some of you asked that I post my toast and here it is:

There are good ships, there are wood ships, ships that sail the seas, but the best ships are friendships ... may they always be.

Cheers! Ray