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DWS&L, Dave, Captain Bob, Daytona Beach, AK-4, BFM. It's another warm day in Daytona Beach and it's funny, a lot of times I'll be working on paperwork or doing some inside projects in my vessel and I don't realize what's going on outside. And I've got most of the portholes and hatches covered up because I want to get the sun in there because it gets the cabin too hot, even though I have air conditioning. So anyway, I'm guessing it's about 82 degrees Fahrenheit. It's kind of hazy but somewhat clear, but there's no rain and there's no forecast of rain in the next couple of days. And there's a tropical storm in the South Atlantic, the Mid-South Atlantic that's heading north to Bermuda and it'll be passing us by I think Saturday or Sunday, but it'll be way out to sea so it won't be a problem for a year. Just another typical day in Daytona Beach for this time of year. But I want to make a mention and honor an Englishman that just passed away, Ricky the hit Manhattan, a well-witched boxing champ from Manchester. He was a great, great fighter and he died and he suffered from mental depression, but he was a great, great boxer and I love to watch him on television so whenever he fought I made sure I could watch the fight. He fought as a well-to-weight, about 135 to 145 pounds and he was world champ in two different divisions and he was a great, great fighter. He was a common man. He wasn't cocky or I mean he would get in the ring and he would fight. Boy, you'd have to kill the guy to beat him. He only lost a few fights and he lost one fight to, oh, now I'm forgetting, but he lost two fights to the two best fighters in the world in his weight division. And Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines beat him and then the best well-to-weight, middleweight boxer beat him. But they're supposed to have a big funeral and all the famous sports people from all over the world are flying into Manchester. I'd like to say Ricky the Hitman, Patton, a great, great fighter and bless his heart. Back to you, Dave.