Wanted to comment after reading your pen pal comments. I was to Hawaii in 2007 - a dream of mine to be there. Would be wonderful to return some day.
Being a pen pal certainly is a joy - for the most part - to me. I love to be good to people, but I will admit I've gotten in trouble a few times with having opinions. I've never meant to, believe me. Maybe I would do better by only writing notes or shorter letters. ha, ha (from what you said you do)
Anyway, keep on enjoying. We truly need fun when possible. Thanks for writing what you did.