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I should say the long lost, Danny McCarthy. Rich, how are you? I should say the long lost,

Danny McCarthy. What have you been? I'm lost, but now I'm found.

I've had a delightful bunch of weeks off.

We actually went rich to, I think probably our favorite spot on the planet, which is

Bar Harbor, Maine on the East Coast.

We used to go every year, but because my younger son played baseball and hockey,

we went for many years without going.

So we've gone back and we liked it so much.

I think we're going to go back again.

But it was just great to be there.

We had a 91st birthday party for my mom.

We had my older son and my granddaughter came up and were able to celebrate the birthday

and spend some time with us here. So it's delightful.

It was great. It's the first time and a long time I took a block of time off, which I kind of felt

like I needed for a mental health break and because I'm starting to feel my dotage a little bit

more than I used to. But I have to starting, I'm starting to feel my dotage a little bit more than I used to.

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