Quote of the Day...

Laurence Sunderland, to critics of his decision to allow his 16 year old daughter Abby Sunderland to attempt to sail around the world on her own:

I never questioned my decision in letting her go.  In this day and age we get overprotective with our children. If you want to look at statistics, look at how many teenagers die in cars every year. Should we let teenagers drive cars? I think it'd be silly if we didn't.

Now that's an American showing some some can-do, self-reliant attitude! 

Back Home...

Well, I made it back home (from Phoenix) last night.  At right is me in my rental car (picture taken by my colleague in our customer's parking lot). 

It was hot in Phoenix – at least on Wednesday and Thursday (as high as 108°F!).  On Friday, the weather report called for temperatures to plunge into the mid-90s – and by comparison, that did indeed feel quite cool...