Nica

Howdy, everyone. I just wanted to drop by to say I'm away on family vacation as of Monday, for all of next week. I will be blissfully out of touch with the Internet, cell phone, tablet, cable box, etc. etc. The only electronic device going with my is my personal library, aka Kindle.

It's Cowboy Luke's winter break, and once again we're heading for Central America, where we'll rent a truck and knock around Nicaragua - although my wife Lisa once again did a terrific job scoping out great if quiet and out of the way little places to stay. I think we start out on some volcanic islands in Lake Nicaragua, and end up somewhere on the southwest (Pacific) coast.

For those of you who like to gather here, this page will be refreshed or replaced with another post on a daily basis. And at the end of the week, Bobby Chintapalli, who will be in Memphis (all you WTA fans ought to be thrilled about that) for the last few days of that tournament, will be posting here. Have a great week, everyone.

- Pete