Personal note; eldering; status report...

I haven't posted here for a disgracefully long time; I thought maybe I'd better let you know I hadn't dropped off the face of the Earth.

We've had a wonderful spell of storm-free dry and sunny weather, which has improved my emotional health tremendously; I am so grateful for the break. And so sorry for all the people east and south of us who were hit with the violent weather that passed us by.

I've been spending roughly three hours every day [the number I agreed to:] on the consulting contra...