I got sick a week ago. Fever, headache, cough, congestion, glands so swollen the nice doctor at Malibu Urgent Care actually said "Oh my" when he saw my chipmunk cheeks. He gave me meds, sent me home to bed. I obeyed.

That's why the blog has been a bit dull lately, a bit, well, monosyllabic. And it might stay that way for a teensy bit longer as my brain re-boots and my language skills return. I'm writing this in English, right? Tres bien.