Last night's wind and rain seem to have provided the final push needed to get the leaves off the trees. Finally. Went out this morning to do my regular jog (have I mentioned how much I hate jogging?) and it was about 7 a.m., clear and chilly. The walkway was wet and in some places completely covered with brown and yellow leaves. Autumn definitely arrived late this year -- I've got time-stamped photos from prior years showing the boys playing in leaf-piles in mid-October.

I heard from Bazzukajoe today -- he said he's getting a write-up of the proper technique for preparing orange soup. While I wait for that to be posted, I sit here drinking red vermouth, watching "Sling Blade" on television while Mojo inexplicably sleeps on the living room floor.