Thanks to all

Well, we’re back from our big adventure – great food, family, friends, cigars, beer and rum as evidenced by this picture of my brother-in-law at our annual family barbeque;

I got to have yet another meal with Renwaa, a frequent visitor and occasional commenter here, in her fancy digs – right across the street from my hotel. She makes the best pork and appetizers, and she kept me talking politics into the wee-hours. It was our third and probably final meeting. Panama will seem empty without her. Thanks for putting up with us and feeding us, Renwaa.

COB6, Don Carl and GI Jane did a great job of keeping the readers coming back – traffic stayed steady while I was gone. They’d added some variety to my usual stuff and it proved popular.

I want to especially thank my regular readers for giving them the same support you’ve given me over the last year. Most of you are silent, but I know you’re there and I appreciate it. It seems a lot less like barking at the moon when I see you arriving by bookmarks and RSS feeds.

I spent today trying to catch up with events and reading blog archives over the last week. I had Fox News Channel in the hotel, but I wasn’t in the hotel much, so I’m way behind. I’ll be back up to speed soon. I also invite my three supporters to continue posting here when the mood hits them.

Thanks to everyone.