I’ve returned from my trip to see my son. It was only the 2nd time in seven years. We’ve vowed to shoot for once a year from now on. However, it will have to be some place other than Las Vegas. The triple pollen count made me very ill. It affected my very healthy, robust son too.

It's wonderful how good things happen to offset the bad. Seeing my son was the best. Then while using my son’s laptop, seeing my new novel, River Bones, show up on Amazon was another thrill. We celebrated, all the while, coughing and choking with sinus problems.

Oh well, next year we will meet in another location with cleaner air… like Venus or Mars, maybe outer space.