i'm leaving for chicago for a few days: please excuse my absence for the time being.  but then, it's not like you aren't used to me not updating on things.

meanwhile, may i recommend a book for you to enjoy? lynne truss's eats, shoots & leaves is a gem of hilarity. this may seem hard to believe since it's a book about punctuation--apostrophes in particular. well, it is. read it, whether you need to brush up on the use (or over-use) of dashes and parentheses (the way i do,) or just need something for a light reading, this is the one you want. as a bonus, you get a forward written by mr. frank mccourt (of angela's ashes), which is not to be outdone by ms. truss in the humor department.

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here is my cat daisy, self-appointed guardian of books that afternoon. she seeks out the camera the way her brother luigi seeks out napping opportunities.