I think that going to war is a big mistake right now, and it’s being done for all the wrong reasons, and it just makes me feel terribly sad and tired. But I don’t want to talk about it, really, because talking about it just makes me sadder right now.

In happier news, it’s still spring-like here - almost enough to convince me that winter is over for good. Now that we have the wireless network set up, I’m ready to take my work to the back yard instead of the front office when I’m at home.

Unfortunately, I took a close look at my backyard for the first time since fall, and it’s not a pretty sight. It’s clear that we didn’t do the fall clean-up as closely as we usually do, since there are leaves layering the lawn pretty thoroughly. Mix the leaves in with the residue of two dogs, and it’s a bit of a hazard area back there right now. I think the yard needs a good day of focused attention to bring it up to habitable standards again.