On a bet with co-blogger Sudeep, I am stepping away from the internet for 24 hours (subject to other caveats and curlicues-- the time must be time not spent in serious travel, and when my internet connection works, and so on . . .), so no blogging until sometime tomorrow, and nor will emails be returned until then. Look for the kite in Rock Creek Park clutched by myself and a certain damozel.