Sorry, haven't had time to check back before now, just want to say, BillD, I think you have what it takes! And thanks to katlaughing, if we find ourselves a few hundred words short here and there, we know what to do - start flinging in adjectives with wild abandon!

Did I say wild abandon? I anticipate that I will become a regular Vesuvius of description, a font, no, a fountain, indeed, a regular gusher of extraneous verbiage. I shall spout, spew and vomit a veritable cornucopia of superfluous words, why, if necessary I shall let loose the sphincter of taste and discretion...well, I may draw the line at loosing the sphincter, but who knows, by Thanksgiving, how desperate I'll be...   

My plan is to reserve the Mudcat Cafe for a reward, so if I'm here in November, it's because I've passed some small or not so small milestone - either that, or I'm procrastinating...good luck, every one!