Remarkably, I’m marking my 25th consecutive year here at The SandPaper. Thank you, thank you. You’re too kind. Please, stay seated.

May I go tritely Robert Hunter-ish by accurately reiterating his line from the Dead song “Truckin'”: What a long strange trip it’s been.

Encapsulating the essence of my 25-year employment at The SandPaper, I ask, what other job affords the opportunity to drive the beach to work each morning? Now, that’s truckin’.