Off on a cruise

As most of you know, my parents were gracious enough to provide Kathryn and me with a cruise....so we're outta here!

We're sitting at the Fort Lauderdale airport as it's too early to go to the ship, so thought I'd just say this is, indeed, still an active blog, and that more will be written when I return.

But some random thoughts that have floated in my head in the last week...

• I was in LA last week for a meeting....can you not help but smile when you are in California?

• My rental car out there looked like a hearse. Odd.

• I stayed at the W....very fancy and fun, but a tad too trendy and chic for me....I think they would have liked to deny me entry if they could. As I spent just from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. in the room, it's a little excessive. But if Kathryn and I could stay there together some time....


• LA loves cars, but don't love to give you a place to park. I had to use a pay lot to park my hearse and go to In n Out burger. But that's worth it.

• On a whim, I did a session at the LA temple. I was already dressed for the part, and my meetings were pretty close by. It was a fun experience. Since I went several years ago, they've remodeled it so you travel room to room to watch the video, not just sit in one place.

That's about it.....catch you on the flip side of the cruise.

Mark