as joels doctor i advise him to take a week or two off and hopefully longer. i am hooba and you will submit to this new way. i kidnapped joel's wife kris for a wine tasting in bellevue on friday. while she was pouring the wines of wind river i escaped to the bar next door and had an animated conversation with a woman who made me drink like a shriner. i shall remain single despite her efforts. the grapes showed up today despite joel's dancing last evening. you may have seen rain dances in some of the westerns of yore but those of us watching him spank his ass last night cringed at the thought of the weather that could follow. thank god it was sunny and warm today as we crushed reisling and lemberger under the most beautiful gorge skies for october that you have seen in some years. just when you think it won't open then you should be there. wax on wax off. be better than you ever imagined. hooba