BEEN READING things ...

Schizo's excellent blog post (wish I could express similar goings-on so well), The God Effect (fascinating), Unemployment Insurance: Your Rights and Responsibilities (less fascinating), tax forms, my romance novel notes, mediabistro.com, various British/American English dictionaries (wotcher expl. A form of greeting, rather more familiar to Victorian schoolboys than anyone more contemporary. Shortened form of "what cheer!" [Mainly London use] meaning "how's it going" or "howdy"), the recipe for Paula Deen's chicken & rice casserole, my children's book freelance editing project, Get Fuzzy, the Kennedy Space Center Web site, the latest Crate & Barrel catalog, the soft proof cover for Teaching Artist Journal, catering menus, the for lease sign in front of my office (again) . . .