LOL Sandhurst L! I too have wondered what it would be like to write after retirement. A few people I know wanted to do just that but what they told me was writing after retirement can be one of the hardest things coz if you didn't polish your skills through the years, it ain't gonna be easy brushing 'em up when when the nuerons stubbornly refuse to budge. But good luck to you - I am sure you can and will do well if you really put your mind to it. If you need moral support, just holler - I wont be too far off :) My villa is going to be somewhere on the Amalfi coast - he he he - I am just waiting for the last million to come in before I take the plunge :) That the same million also happens to be my first is besides the point. Perhaps you can come over from your mansion in Tuscany to my humble abode and we can chill out with our companions - young or old - hot or cold - whoever they happen to be at that time :) I can only imagine what it would be like to get old. A collegue of mine, much senior in age, recently had his mid-life crisis. He divorced his attractive wife of many years - after both of them had extra marital flings - bought a Porsche, and moved in with a women who was much less gifted in physical appearance but with whom he connected emotionally and mentally. I sometimes cant but wonder at stories like that - about all the twists and turns life can take, how people end up doing the things they least expected to, and how we sometimes skip over enjoying the good life in the hope of something better to come that never really does in the end. Sorry to veer off-topic. Blame it on long ride and rueful music on the local station :) One other comment I had was I am sure people would love to read about your travel adventures - and you seem to have quite a bit to say there - may be a blog now and a book later ...he he ; ) ? Loote - Shalom! How was the weekend? Amazing, flip - hope you guys are doing well.