1. I may be spending this week under a cat and two kids, all asking when dad will be home. To which the answer will be “mmmph” or possibly “aaaggghh”.

2. I’ve realized I’m still angry about some book things and I need to find ways to channel that into the current work. Emotion should always be put to work, it’s good for it. Good for the work, too.

3. I currently have a mobile blueberry hedge, due to the frost overnight and sunny days. They go out in the morning and get tucked back in at night. I should just put them in the kids’ wagon to make moving them around easier.

4. I read JA Konrath’s recent parody post about the printing industry, and while I found it entertaining, I think the issue is more complex than “one format must win the market”. While this was true for ways to play back music or movies, for instance, since nobody was going to invest in both a Betamax and a VHS machine, and CD players replaced cassette and turntable systems, I’m not sure the analogy carries over to books since print books don’t require ownership of a device. Of course, if everybody stops printing books that kind of won’t matter. And everybody does own a cell phone. Food for thought.

5. Did you know the Amish shop at Walmart? We passed two pushing carts while we were picking up some last minute items from the supercenter out here in the boonies. I wanted to ask them if they knew who we could buy fresh local milk from, but I restrained myself.