hi el and bill,
just read your post regarding the captain. please extend a hearty, get well soon, form all his admirers, including this author.
you guys really known how to celebrate life, when i grow up, i want to be just like the both of you!
linda and i will toast you and bill at this evenings meal. our toast of choice will be,
(there are tall ships and there are long ships, there are ships that go out to sea, but the best ship is friendship that lasts eternity).
best wishes for a speedy launching,
pat