Whew! It has been a busy year for me and pipe making. I was up to my eyeballs in budget sets. Anyway…I am caught up and can have a practice set of pipes in your hand in 2-3 weeks. I hope the IRS treats you well.
All the best,
Pat Sky
Hey, I thought you were supposed to be retired and taking it easy Pat! No rest for the wicked I suppose… 
Joseph,
Didn’t Aubrey also say:
“A rolling stone gathers no moss…nor Iron bars a cage”
I believe you may be correct there. 
one of my favorite Maturin quotes, upon finding Aubrey feeding rum to his latest acquisition: “Jack, you have debauched my sloth.”
Yes, a great line. Those books of O’Brien’s remain my favorite literature to date, great stories. 
It is, I suppose, the lesser of two weevils …