Blogger is back, but swamped

Back from my cruise, it was great, especially the Alaskan glaciers (Mendenhall & Glacier Bay), lovely flowers at Buchart Gardens & spectacular fireworks. Never thought we'd need AC on buses in Alaska, though, but we did. Not as bad as Ohio, though, by far. I see quite a backlog of items that need to be blogged; will do my best to get through the 286 e-mails (mostly CORE/STRS) and blog as I can, but have a grueling week ahead, then my four week Lakeside Symphony gig. Thanks for your patience. KBB