Thought For The Day - Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. - Jean Jacques Rousseau

On this day of thanks, some things I'm grateful for:

My son Eric
My partner Charlie
Our cat Sunshine
Eckankar
Our friends
Our boat Blue Star
Being able to take a bike ride on this gorgeous day.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Thought For The Day - I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
E. B. White

Which reminds me, I was on a ferris wheel last night, the opening night of something called Ham Jam, a carnival with a barbeque judging contest sponsored by a mobile home company. Only in Green Cove Springs, folks. Stay safe.

Thought For The Day - What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous. - Thomas Merton

A solution for traveling with expensive camera equipment or maybe those boat parts that you don't want the airlines to lose - put a firearm in the same case with the items. You have to declare the firearm, of course, but once that's done and the TSA has relocked the case, your bag is doubly scrutinized to make sure it doesn't get lost. Stay safe.