Thanks, David.

The Pierce Family will head to Palm Springs in March for the BNP Paribas Open.  Let us know if you’ll be there too.

All the talk about Nelson Mandela and South Africa has made Robert reminisce about his honeymoon with Mira in that country.  Here’s a map of their 1800 mile self supported bike ride, during which they learned a lot.

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From the Germans Have a Word for Everything Department:

Entlistungsfreude – the sense of satisfaction afforded by crossing things off lists.

Here’s a pretty good NYT video obituary of Nelson Mandela.

The Pierce Grinch (no, not Robert) turned 40 this year. In his recent home . . Maryland.