I'm sorry, but I had better things to do.
Tuesday night at 11:30 I started celebrating the repeal opf Prohibition. After taking a tour of the distilled products of Ireland and Scotland, I worked my way Westward via the Carribean (where I saw no pirates) to the USA where I stopped for samplings from seveeral of the States. Crossing the northern Paciffic I was greeted by and communed with representatives of several Asian nations - avoiding a repeat of the 1970 encounter with the dreaded "Bannana Rum", a psychedelic corrosive cruciform of the worst kind. I saw no ninjas, but did encounter some very fine Japanese, and Chinese of wonderful character.
As the day wore on, I boldly crosses the steppes and entered Europe. Things became a little hazy then, as there was a great controversy to between the quality of distilled and brewed, as well as that whole grape vs. grain notion to be sorted out. These issues slowed my progress considerably, and the close of the day was approaching while I still had Central and South America, as well as the Southern Pacific to attend to.
Fearing a great mental confusion, as well as possible physical disorientation, which might be caused by moving too quickly, I decided that I would extend the time for celebration and allow myself a full additional 24 hours to complete my journey. I gladly report that I was able to cross both New Zealand and Australia off my itinerary before dinnertime yesterday. I returned home via a stopover in Japan to complete my till-then incomplete sampling of brewed grain products.
I awoke at 8 AM to a feeling of complete disorientation and a great cacophony. I have, based on initial though spotty reoprts, determined that the Japanese are somehow to blame for this state of affairs.
And to add insult to injury, some young clown in an ROTC uniform just wished me a "Happy Pearl Harbor Day". Had I been able to swivel my head to perform a double-take, I might have raised my voice above the mere whisper I can barely tolerate to fill in the gaps in his understanding of the day.
There, I think I've covered everything.
stay safe.
skidmark