I'm glad to see that all of you had the leisure to natter away over here on MOAB all day while some of us were away at work. But one of us now have a new toy tool. The laptop has been assigned, the docking station has been set up. I will enjoy exploring the possibilities. My old laptop, retired years a go, was light years behind this. And only about a dozen years separate them.

Is there anyone keeping track of other very long threads out there in cyberspace? If we send a note to NPR do you think Nina Totenberg or Michele Norris will interview any of us? Our luck they'd end up talking to Chongo or Shane, wouldn't it?