Fall has arrived, and with it comes back to the nitty-gritty of work and the bitter cold. I'll be taking a 2-week vacation back East to Alabama and Kentucky for some relative catch-up time. That will be the highlight of this month.

You'll notice that this page is much shorter now, and that this particular window has tabs on the top and bottom, letting you read only about the things you click on. This will substantially lower download times.

It only gets colder from here. Have a good "daylight savings time" and Halloween.