oh yes. now it starts. Zippy new computer arrived by surprise today, courtesy of the Mandalay Bay high-limit blackjack tables.  (Mwah ha ha.)  Which means PROPER posting, finally... and also that I really do have to buckle down on the dissertation.  Let's just ignore that for a bit, as I'm preparing to go to Boston in three days for the Democratic National Convention and I have so much to do for it I can't see straight.  Continual posting to come from there, because I'm all tricked out with Verizon wireless.  Oh yes.
  ¶ 10:00 PM