That's quite a hat.

I'm glad that Spumoni South was spared the wrath of Katrina. And that Sergei taught Marlena how to curse. I must take notes.

I agree with Alane that gathering the clan would be great, especially for the Limoncello and Medaglia D'Oro companies.

Congratulations, Big Kahuna! How long does it take the pit crew to fill it up and change two tires? Do you have any sponsors yet? Olive oil companies, drill bit companies and Hurricane Ruffles come to mind. And athletic shoe companies.

And yes, I've attended several weather training conferences (all in the name of work). My department is slated to expand and in the interest of "spreading the wealth" I may not be attending as much training in the future. That OK, with trained co-workers I can hopefully have more fexibility in my vacation scheduling.

John, are you trying to say that rainwater madeira is hip?