Well, apparently I need a vacation after my European vacation! I've come home to a Real Life in which I have too much to do and not enough time to do it. The yard needs pruning, the house needs cleaning, my body needs exercise, friends need visiting, and this website needs lots of work behind the scenes. Rather than try to spread myself to thin — my modus operandi — I'm going to do the wise thing: I'm going to take a break.