It's that time of year again

Before I start the serious business of this post, I refer you to one of my favorite posts of the week from hooton  , chronicling the misadventures of a tortoise who is even more of a drama queen than my cat.

And now, with a sigh, I turn to my annual observance of Banned Books Week, which this year runs September 25-October 2. I'm sighing because I wish this week would become obsolete, that there would be no need for us to raise awareness and object to censorship, because people would stop tryin...