[Porch Dweller]

Thanks for the well-wishes, gents! I've had a good birthday weekend. My wife surprised me on Friday with a "mini-vacation"; she'd rented a place on Dauphin Island for us and the dogs, so we spent the weekend there. Good food, good company, fantastic sunrises and sunsets, a fun if small aquarium to visit, some American history with a tour of Ft. Gaines (of "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead" fame) and a nice beach.
Life is good, my friends.