Pretty busy with real world type stuff so just a few brief thoughts.
I have a location all picked out for the birthday drive. Me, S., and Rosie should take off sometime Thursday morning heading east. Hopefully there will be no clouds come night as there will be a full moon and it's been far too long since we've taken a full-moon-drive.
I just finished reading David Neiwert's excellent essay, "The Rise of Pseudo Fascism." It's available from the main page of his blog, Orcinus - which is on my daily reading list. Still processing, and I'll have to collect my thoughts and do a post sometime in the future. Definitely required reading for all Americans, IMHO. Neiwert's three books (one upcoming) have just made my future purchases list.
Now it's back to work.