Have been

in an Internet-free zone since last Thursday evening when the DSL modem decided after about four years or so of service to do a swan dive.

It was nice but a bit disconcerting to not be able to get online for the weekend. But I survived.

Some topics to look for this week: John Edwards turns out to be as scummy as I'd hoped he wasn't, and, Women are special snowflakes who are incapable of standing up for themselves.