[Editor’s Note] I’m flying down to Virginia once again to see my siblings and help celebrate my dad’s 100^th. He still lives at home, though my sisters take turns staying with him. So if you don’t see a posting for a day, it just means that I’ll be doubling up the next time. In the meantime, I’ll be enjoying temperatures in the 70’s and low 80’s. A nice improvement from where I live!

If that is the lobby of a luxury hotel, my name is Ed Dodd. And what’s with that rough-hewn window frame? Looks like they’re set up in some old bunkhouse.

So it looks like Crass is trying to swing more real estate deals. Doesn’t sound like anything Mark would be concerned with, unless Tad’s buying up wetlands to convert into high-end residential developments.

I wonder what Cherry and Rusty are doing? I wonder if Mark is wondering what Cherry and Rusty are up to? Mark seems to have forgotten all about them, or maybe he’s just confident that Cherry is not that 1950s wife-in-waiting any more. So if he and Cliff get the idea to immediately rent a car and go exploring some of Tad’s properties, Cherry won’t go seeking the hotel security for assistance. But the Grungey Boys are always around the corner, looking for opportunities. They’ve shown in the past that they are not too bothered at bothering women and children, so maybe Mark should at least check in before taking any further actions!