Everyone who follows this space closely (both of you) may have noticed a deafening silence coming from these parts. Well, folks, it's NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), and with that plus impending revisions and publication to The Thing That Had No Name, time for regular 'ol balderdash has gone the way of the Eagles' playoff chances. Normal (well, what passes for normal) activity should resume by December at the latest, or earlier if I give up the way I typically do.