Hi Cowboy,

It sounds as though you are acknowledging "life stages." You know, they come and go, like pages in a diary. However, let us not find this dreary rainy day a downer, but an upper instead. You've had the grand priviledge to travel all over the world and meet some very fascinating people in your times.

In the end, its people, who define who we are. We reach out and touch their lives and them ours. Like the ripples on the pond, a single sentence said at the perfect time cannot only change you, but many more down the line. When we leave this grand stage called "life," our role once played in our own unique way is remembered by everyone whoever knew us, in whatever fashion that was. We are not on this stage, still playing this role, but off to a new exploration in a new place, with another role waiting for us.

So before I send you an e-mail that really lights up your life, we don't expect you to change. You're still that weird, cowboy; spy, kinda guy and though you say I'm weird, I think you'd top me in that department. We've got the AGU coming up in less than a month, so you better get your act together and start researching the program, because if we miss anything good, its gonna be your fault. I've got Italy on my menu, so you can figure out the who and the when for now. Got it? Yeah, that's your job. So get to it.

The Boss Lady.....Petra