Finally managed to do some dishes, pots are soaking in the sink, made a fresh pot of coffee & am trying to get my head around things. Fall Festival tentatively on agenda, may try to go over some logs later. Peretz is pressed up against me, vigorously chewing on his ass.

May also try to catch up on neglected reading, still haven't finished children's book, first time in recent memory I've not completed one in a day or two. Listening to Steely Dan, I know, I know...