My dearest Fred - I regret my dyslexia resulted in an inappropriate abbreviation. I have rectified the original post. You will, always and evermore, be my Boy in the Black Sea. Edgar Allen Poe could work with this, doncha think? Substitute "Boy in the Black Sea" for "Annabelle Lee?" It's got possibilities. Nonetheless, I am now secure in the knowledge next year I can be the cub reporter, Girl in the Black Swirl, and catch all of you up on what's new and different in the space of 14 months.

Thanks for all the great sea mail. Enjoy the well deserved day off tomorrow. I will crunch on a crustacean in your respective honors tonight. Tomorrow, it's a date with the Dalai Lama. This assumes Gary can drag me out of the house on time to make the lecture.

Cheers, Anne