Hope Everyone Had a Good 4th of July Weekend

Mine was bittersweet. All my immediate family is stateside for the first time in years. But I also found out I had just lost a former colleague (and Texan) whom I was fond of -- he was killed in an experimental aircraft flying accident mere days before he retired from an illustrious career in aerospace. 'Priorities' were on my mind this weekend and blogging didn't make the cut.