Thanks!

For all of my loyal readers out there, I'm sure you've noticed the new banner at the head of the page. It certainly adds pizazz to what was otherwise a really boring page. Of course, if you make the mistake of actually reading the blog, you'll get a real lesson in boring. The writing made the design seem absolutely scintillating!

But now, thanks to my friend Jennifer, I have a new banner atop the page. It looks like a marathon blog header ought to look: someone (in this case, me) coming across the finish line at a marathon. Jennifer applied her estimable artistic talents to the problem of Photoshopping (the blog is red-underlining that word, but how else would you spell that tense (progressive tense--I just took a minute to look it up)(sorry for the delay) of the verb "to Photoshop?") my picture to make it usable. (I hope I had enough nested parentheses there to confuse you adequately.)

[If any of you out there still have not taken the time to listen to Roscoe Holcomb, you really need to get with it. Granted, he's not for all the time, even for me. Perhaps even an acquired taste. But he's an important part of American musical culture. One of the original "high lonesome" bluegrass artists. Or at least one of the originals in my experience. I actually know almost nothing about bluegrass history.]

In any event, thanks for your help with the banner, Jennifer.

[We're having up to 40 MPH wind gusts outside right now. It's a little frightening. My run in the morning is going to be a challenge.]

For now, though, I'll say goodnight. Perhaps next post I'll go back to imparting wisdom. Maybe 2 items for now, though....

1. Hillary is almost toast. She's in the slot and the plunger is halfway down. And she's feeling it. And it's going to get a lot uglier before March 4.
2. Smartwool socks are far and away the best socks out there. Get some. You'll see.