I probably could've purchased half a dozen more frags but I know I'm already in trouble in regards to placing these. And like the previous acquisitions, they are currently being held for me so I don't have any pictures. You CAN, of course, get an idea of what they look like if you visit A.A.'s website. The navini is also pictured on Tyree's site as a Limited Edition.

All in all, it was a really wonderful experience for me and I'd like to thank Ming and Joleen for both their assistance and their kindness. Again guys, if you ever think about opening a branch in the, oh say, Connecticut area, just let me know.

I originally planned to have all the frags shipped back to me around the second week of September but because of the tank problem and because of Rufus, which I'll get to in a moment, I'm delaying shipment until October. Of course, once here, I have virtually no place to put them (you KNOW you're in trouble when you lose six pieces and still have no room) but at least I now have a decent frag tank in which to store them until I make a place...or eight.

Now, the really super good news this month is that I got to go to Florida and pick out Rufus. As some of you know, I had to put down BOTH of my dogs within two years of each other due to old age. So for the last year and a half, I've gone without a dog...which is the longest period in my life, if you don't count the time