And, we're back. . . We went to Corpus Christi (Portland) over this past weekend. God was it hot. It was Deb's sister's husband's (Steve) 50th birthday party. The "50" part kind of weighed on Steve, but I told him, "One day, 50 will sound pretty good, trust me." Fun was had by all. Good food, good company. They went to play golf on Saturday. It was so hot and humid, they quit after 14 holes and came back home. I don't golf, so Deb and I went sight seeing. Had lunch at "Alice Faye's on the Bay". Took in some real neat sights. This was the first time I had been there since 1989. We went down on Friday and came home on Sunday. Jim Younger was kind enough to feed the dogs for us. He's such a good boy. Things are starting to dry out, could use some rain. The dogs killed one of the guinnies last week. Of course, it had to be the silver one. They are supposed to be pretty rare. Now we only have 3. Don't plan on replacing them after they are gone, either. Oh, we ate supper at Blackbeards on Saturday. They had a guy and his wife playing and singing, along with their 4 yr old son, who played the accordian and sang. He got a couple of standing ovations. The food was scrumptious, too. It was neat watching the big boats coming and going. We saw some from Argentina and Singapore. I'd like to go back when it's not so stinking hot, and go fishing. We also brought back some fresh shrimp. $$ Well, I better get busy. More later, Rick.

Well, here I am again. The neighbor's bull has been coming to visit. I don't mind, I just hope he takes care of business, if ya know what I mean. I have plenty of grass. He's fairly gentle, eats cubes out of my hand. Sure would help the price when I sell the cows, if they are bred back. I got a nasty-gram from Younger, wanting an update. Not much to tell. Hot and muggy! Not this coming weekend, but next weekend, we are supposed to go to Kit and Steve's at Corpus Christi. She's having his 50th birthday party. Probably black balloons, etc. I can't wait til October, Vegas here we come!!! Maybe I can find somebody to feed the dogs & the chickens (Jim). Looks like I might make the dove hunt after all. We'll leave around noon on Saturday and come back on Monday. Hope the birds cooperate this year. Seems like this summer has FLOWN by. But, at my age, the years fly by. It's true: Life is like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. Well, that's all the news for now. Gotta go. Love to all, Rick.