There will be a new post up before the end of the week, folks. My apologies, and yes, I know you're tired of my apologizing for this sort of thing, but it isn't lack of ideas or even sloth this time around; the piece is fighting me every inch of the way. I know I should just drop the thing now and move on to other things; I have a couple of good ideas in line waiting for me to write them up; but at this point it's become one of those guy things: I'm going to finish this if it kills me first. I will be back at the grindstone tonight in an effort to move this thing along. Until then, watch some television and contemplate how much better your life is going to be once the same government that cannot deliver the mail properly is delivering medical care for all and sundry.