During a silent auction at a recent OCTLA Top Gun event, Judge Franz Miller bid on - and won - my print of Vinales, Cuba.  The finest tobacco in Cuba is grown in this region, which is also popular with tourists because of its unsurpassed beauty.  When Judge Miller learned Judge Francisco Firmat was retiring, he wanted to give his friend a gift.  Judge Firmat is Cuban but left his home when he was 11 years old and hasn't returned since.  When Judge Miller gave his friend the print, he discovered Judge Firmat already had an oil painting of Vinales hanging on his chambers' wall of the exact same scene!  The oil painting had been commissioned by Judge Firmat from a Cuban painter over 30 years before!  I had a chance to visit with Judge Firmat and he showed me that some of the shacks were still there.  It was very gratifying for me.  I could see how much he enjoyed the print and how Judge Miller, without knowing the history of the scene, had given his friend a very special gift.  And I was a part of it!.