The end of the touring season. Got to see the big boats getting ready for America’s Cup (or should I say ‘Louis Vuitton Cup’) I want to thank everyone who hosted the shows. It was a gamble for all of us and I think (hope) it was a winner. I can tell you that it gave me enough confidence that I’ll be working on a new (bigger) presentation for the winter.

The irony is that I didn’t get sick until after I got back. All the stress, apparently buried somewhere between my appendix and left kidney appears to have erupted up this afternoon up into my ‘glands’ (No, the glands in my throat, buddy.) Fortunately, I have years of technique developed to fight back hard: Eat three Emergen-Cs (dry), throw “My Neighbor Totoro” in the DVD player and roll up in a ball on the couch.