Howdy All,<br /> <br />Went with my son and his collegue who coordinates the pro bay area tennis tournaments and her lovely<br />mother for Afghani food last night....ate some of the best lamb and eggplant I&#39;ve ever had.  I am eating SO much lately.  Looking at the picture Ray posted, I cannot believe all we consumed on Sunday and that display is only a small portion of the dishes we actually demolished - they took away so many empty plates&#33; The thousand year old eggs in the congee were very good.<br /><br />Mrs. Amanda, I appreciate any suggestions.  I also raised the RSD issue with my cardiologist.  He ordered bloodwork for all sorts of autoimmune conditions.  He knows that I am not very good at playing patient and, unless I am absolutely incapacitated, I HAVE to work, at least, till I&#39;m 65 ( another year and eight months - I need to get a countdown clock for that&#33; ) and, MORE IMPORTANTLY, cruise.<br /><br />Joey, I am so happy that I booked the transatlantic - finding out that Rohan Saraf, my bar manager friend was transferred there from the Sovereign, clinched it for me.  Also, my friends in Rye, the retired BA pilot and his wife I told you about ( who I met ten years ago on the Sun Viking in southeast Asia ), as always, will pick up up and we&#39;ll spend a couple of days at their place.  That certainly helps with the high cost of Europe&#33;<br />I will still do the Monarch canal if the prices aren&#39;t too outrageous....crying all the way to Florida, I&#39;m sure&#33;<br /><br />Ray, can&#39;t wait to hear about Crazie&#39;s escapades with you and your family.  She&#39;s probably really wild on tequila. <br /><br />Take care, all....<br /><br />