And today we finished out the Batman trilogy, heading out to our local Regal to catch the latest installment. A good movie, we all thought (though I drank a little too much coffee beforehand and had to spend the last half of the film with my legs crossed).

After the flick we played a little tennis -- because I needed to dump that much more water from my system. Actually, the weather's not as hot as it has been so I didn't sweat as badly as those two mornings last week, taking Da Chimpz to the courts for early-morning volleying.

We got back and got some stovetop sausage and peppers going -- the quick version of the old standard. Sprinkle it with grated parmesan and all is good with the world.

By now the sunlight is fading. Mid-summer is like that, with darkness setting in earlier each night. Early July is great because the daylight lasts until close to 10. In a few weeks, it'll be dark by 9. Gotta live if up while summer is here.

Tomorrow I'll call the Duke of Marcinski and tell him we urgently await his updates.