Hello all. I thought I'd post something that had nothing to do with working on my house. I got back Monday night from a glorious 4+ days in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Hillary and I went down there for a mini-vacation and stayed with her grandmother (who is a very cool lady, I must say). It was gorgeous - 75 to 80 degrees and perfectly clear skies the entire time we were there. On Sunday, we went sailing. Despite the fact that I battled sea-sickness for about an hour of the trip, it was awesome. I got to see many dolphins swimming and playing around, which was spectacular. I've only seen dolphins at Sea World. Speaking of which, my childhood awe of what the Sea World trainers got the dolphins to do has diminished substantially. Those dolphins do jumps and tricks on their own in the wild.

Anyway, it was great to get out of the office, even if it was just for a few days. Plus, all it has done in Cleveland is rain for the past week, so it was especially gratifying to be in nice weather for a bit.

Hmmm.... maybe we should have BLD New Years in California...