TT: All caught up

Given the recent frenzy of activity that I've been reporting in this space, I'm sure you weren't surprised to find that several weeks went by without my posting anything new in the right-hand column. Fortunately, things calmed down just a little bit over the weekend, thus allowing me to completely update the Top Five and "Out of the Past" modules with brand-new postings. Take a look!

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