It's been a while, hasn't it? I've been terribly busy, I really have. The end of the semester seized upon me like a pack of hounds upon a bloody fox. I came through with a pair of B+'s to my credit, though. I was, as you might expect, rather pleased. My current school work is interesting. After three days I had to abort a "philosophy" class that was in truth an ambush by statistics, as incredible as it may sound, and without prior warning I was expected to know about mathematical concepts that I had never heard of -- or, if I had, they have been lost to me in the 15 or so years since I've had formal education in math. With little time to spare I fled to the refuge of the history of Ancient Greece, which I expect to do well in.

The hastening approach of the Back-To-School Sale also weighs heavily upon me, as my vacation also looms. But as I had planned, the preparations for the Sale (my end of it in any case) are nearly complete, and will be complete today. I will be able to go away tomorrow with a clear conscience and with the satisfaction of having performed a job well done.

The Tudors is a pleasant diversion, even if its historical accuracy is only slightly better than, say, 300 and its armies of Persian mutants.

More evidence that some people will believe anything, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. It makes little difference, it seems, that noble thinkers have worked long and hard to reconcile Darwin and Genesis, permitting that ancient text to live with dignity in an interpreted semi-retirement.