Nobody fell overboard. We didn't run into any undersea features. We even managed not to get beat up by the Republicans who we picked up in Alexandria. All in all, last night was a successful boat trip for EchoDitto.Jen originally came up with the idea of a Potomac cruise for our company's one-year anniversary. After various delays and interruptions, we finally set a date--April 14th. But dangers loomed--would we all make it? Would Garrett suddenly be called in to be an emergency arbitrator on a "Bloggers vs. Journalists" panel? Would Jen receive a last-minute call about the DeStefaBlog? Would Tim and Miller be stranded in Eonar Realm?Dittos have a propensity toward lateness, so we instituted the old-school buddy system. Each team member was assigned a buddy and strict orders to call, IM, text messsage, and otherwise corral said buddy into punctuality. As 6pm approached, phones started ringing--"Jen? This is Justin. We're on our way." "Carey? Tim here. You all set?" and of course "Uhhhh....this is Michael. We're kind of lost." The night couldn't have been much more perfect--sunny and cool. We started off the evening by toasting those who couldn't be there--Harish, Rick, and Pamela--and then proceeded to some serious non-work talk. I didn't hear the words "open rate" all night, and nobody even mentioned the event tool. How lucky are we to work in a company full of funny, brilliant people who are also complete lunatics? Pretty damn lucky.Happy one-year anniversary, EchoDitto!