Thank you, John... I appreciate (and need!) all the encouragement I can get. I'll try to pull off the next in the "Curmudgeon" series sometime soon.

There were no doubt messengers (a.k.a. "angels") guarding me during that truck ride... :D

Wait until you read about my wing suit flights through needle eyes!

(Just kidding, those may have to wait until the glory... however, I have been in contact with @captainobviou3 who flies paragliders... I may get into that, if I can get back to some financial normalcy here before too long...)