As alma knows that every day at 7:00 or 7:05 we would call each other and get the days ready except or sunday. on sunday i'd call at 9:30. and he would answer, the same way every sunday. he would say, i was at church and in the state of grace. i would answer the same way every sunday. colin, if you're not in the state of grace, who among us is? that was every day for almost 40 years. the same opening remarks. i grew up in the south and my taste in hymns is different from secretary powell's. and my favorite hymn is one by fc barnes. he sings with his wife and called "coming up on the rough side...