*I hope you will indulge my Beatles pics. I’ve been an unapologetic Beatles aficionado since my stepdad turned me on to them when I was a boy and he let me have his vinyl copy of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. After I memorized that album, I was hooked for life.

*The Beatles Invasion was a band that covered scores of the Fab Four’s tunes. I was on the edge of my seat, singing nearly every word aloud (my apologies to those within earshot).

“You say you want a revolution? Well, you know …”

*Puppy love is just the best (above).

Above, my friend Ann and I relished a day with huskies as we got to play with the dogs that either have run the Iditarod, or aim to. If you love dogs, and you appreciate those who live with, feed, nurture, and train these delightful and powerful creatures, I highly recommend the dog tour in Juneau. Ann and I had a blast. We got pulled on a ‘wheeled sled’ the dogs use in training; plus, we got an education in what all goes into dogsledding and the grueling regimen of man and his best friend.

Two of my buds let me capture their mugs on the seas. What great guys.

Some of us took to the rainy streets in Ketchikan.

“It was 20 years ago today …”

My peeps …

David, my bud, and some girl I really really like …

Oops, she’s back:-)

“We hope you have enjoyed the show . . .”

I caught David kissing on some girl. Shh … don’t tell.

Some good folks, right there …

On the ship in British Columbia.

D. and R. dancing the night away …