Off to Kaua'i today/Monday ... for 10 days. Dial-up at about 14400bps ... plus a determination to truly take a vacation ... will doubtless limit Blogging. (First cut ... 209 "finalist" book candidates. Susan insists ... 10 max! Ouch.) (My North Shore cottage-shack is about 200 yards from a tall yellow tower with a giant siren on top ... mid-Pacific tsunami warning. Hope it stays silent!)