You know what? Howard and Bev and Winda and Paul come out just fine, after all. I'm glad. They are easy to care about. So the grateful caliph, after a scenario you will believe when donkeys fly you should see for yourself courtesy Val Mayerick in Howard's Annual, the one and only one from 1977. You are welcome to buy mine for a dollar, plus shipping/ handling. Where was I? Grateful caliph---right! Cruise across the Mediterranean. Nice! Howard promises to ease up on heavy thinking. Remember that ritzy vacation Bev daydreamed in #5, back where this blog's collection began? Well, she got it. Good for her. Should be nice for all four of these kids to enjoy a nice vacation. They will be headed back to a crowded apartment again, soon enough...or will they? Oh boy. The sea serpent is huge in comparison to the cruiseliner. Bev wonders if it can be charmed. "I used to play a recorder!" I love that. Howard finds the pleasure button. That is, after already bein...