Travel Advisory

A primary reason for the long period of silence here is that I have been planning, and now executing, the Annual Family Vacation. Regular visitors here will recall that the Vacation is basically the Joker to my Dark Knight, so a high percentage of my waking hours -- and several where it was hard to tell -- have been occupied by the Quest for perfectly-spaced stops, accommodations that handle a family of four without inducing homicides, etc.

Now we're on the road, relaxing with all of our might. We will be back on familiar ground next week, and I'm sure there will be tales to tell. Pray for us!!