I'm glad I'm still alive, too. Thanks for noticing.

From the top:

Texas.

This is a movie. Does it work?

Jenn, loggerhead.

Sole, eating from my hand.

Meet Jack.

Jack is an octopus at a large aquarium on Galveston Island. He is smart, sociable and hyper-color. Rather than look at him through the front of the his glass from the public side, Jenn's marine biologist friend, Marcie, let us play with him in his tank. Pics:

I can do this, too.

Crawfish.

The best part about Texas: Mexican beer. I bought this one at a convenience store, by itself, for a dollar and drank it on the street, legally.

That's my girlfriend. I'm not sure who the babe in the hat is, though.

Spencer taught us this trick for getting rid of hick-ups. It works.