Yes, Even Bloggers Go Out of Town

Sometimes circumstances get even beyond the most well-intentioned correspondents. So, please forgive me, but I'll be offline for the week of Feb. 5, returning to service (as it were) on Feb 12. If you're in the Northeast, stay warm. If you're in, say, Palm Desert, California, where I hear the temperature was 85 degrees today - All I can tell you is I'm insanely jealous.