For those of you starting your holiday early, have a happy Independence Day.

I don't know how much posting I'll do this long weekend. I don't plan on posting at all tomorrow, and I start a two-week class on Sunday, so I may not be back here for a while.

Lope will be filling in for me while I'm gone. Please be courteous to him, as he is quite new to weblogging and probably hasn't built up the immunity to hate mail like I have.