Bouncing Back with the Friday Brain Dump

• The Muse, some various lesser nocturnal gods, my landlady, work demons in general, myself, a flu bug and the weather have all been at odds this last month. That is my excuse for recent radio silence.
• Happy Birthday, Scott! (mmmmmwah!)
  
• Dad turned 74. Still the very definition of his own crotchety self, he is oddly more open to entertaining relationships and a wide distribution of citrus fruits. Although this is a little baffling to his family, we suspect it's because we can outrun him even though he still cheats at cards.
• I have discovered what a stoat is and it's nothing like I thought it was. Still plenty cute.
  
• Mincing Mockingbird continues to produce some of the best titles for artwork ever. He can paint some hostile looking sparrows. He has an amusing art blog as well.
• Jess and Dan get married in 60 days! This will be all very exciting, once Jessica's pretty shoes arrive.
• The Steven and I celebrated our approximate fourteen years of The Royal Caffeine Theatrical Society by facing down a Giants crowd in pursuit of fried chicken and coleslaw.
  
• May It Please the Court: an illustrated visit with Ruth Bader Ginsberg in gorgeous colors by Maria Kalman (nyt.com)
• My High Holy Knitting Mentor dropped by last week. She's such a blossom, but must come back as Artfibers has new digs!!
• Someone's got a puppy around here... I can hear him chirruping.