This is Froggie and E. They're going to the Great Kingdom of the NIH together. There, Froggie will get better and E will try to not cause any trouble.

Pat's feeling okay and generally prepared for the trip though there are still a few things to do. Most of all we're hoping the NIH doesn't let us know of some heretofore unknown Federal holiday that might chuck a wrench in the works. So far, so good. We'll use the blog to keep everybody informed of our progress, probably on a daily or near-daily basis. We know a lot of people are thinking of us. - Greg