Sitting in the restaurant on the beach at sunset drinking my second beer, we'd been there a grand total of 2 hours, the vibe was settling into my bones nicely.  The tide was out so the coral was exposed and...

Scott's hernia surgery went well.  He was up and about that afternoon.  The only hiccup came at the very end.  Nurse, "You have your post op appointment schedule for 10 days from now.  See you then."  Me, "Ummmm... come again...

When I walked into the grocery store, the 2 or 3 people near the registers just sort of... stared.  One woman blinked several times.  I smiled (not that anyone could tell), half waved, brushed off some snow and made my...