Creature feature: Despite my best efforts, I've become a creature of habit. Any deviation from my admittedly loose schedule -- I work from home -- throws everything out of whack. Such was the case this morning, when I left the house at 7:30 a.m. to run errands -- most importantly, sending my artist some money, and buying guppies -- then returned early this afternoon. I sat down to blog, then decided a nap sounded like a better idea.

So, anyway, at nearly 7 p.m. I'm now in the mood to blog. Of course, by now everyone's picked over the good stuff, so I'm stuck with repeats and leftovers. So, please excuse me if you've already read some of these items. I'll do better tomorrow. Really.