Car has been repaired, going to go fetch it in a bit. Planning to make braised red cabbage, brats & latkes later as a gesture of holiday reconciliation & blasphemy, going to go on dog outing now it's stopped raining, etc., etc.

Woke to downed Internet connection, perils of the suburbs, had to get up & reset stuff before checking my mail, modern conveniences my ass.

Feeling nervous, pensive, you've heard it all before.